The Role of an Optical Probe in Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis: Pilot Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Thyroid Nodule, Thyroid Neoplasms, Thyroid Cancer

In brief

This study will investigate the usefulness of an optical probe in the differentiation of thyroid cancer from normal thyroid tissue in a thyroidectomy specimen.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01792492

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

50

Starts

2009-06-01

Expected to finish

2015-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-03-29

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects undergoing thyroid surgery for thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, and thyroid goiter with nodules.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects whose thyroid specimens have been put in formalin

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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