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The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the outcome of two treatment approaches (immediate surgery or close follow-up) in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (mPTc) .
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the outcome of two treatment approaches (immediate surgery or close follow-up) in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (mPTc) .
A further objective is to identify events associated with high risk of local recurrence and distant metastases.
Patients will be randomized to surgery or active surveillance. Patients who refuse the randomization process will be followed according to the treatment choice according to clinical practice.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Other | Surgery |
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| Active surveillance | No Intervention | Follow up |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Procedure | Surgery acconding to clinical practice |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life in patient who received either surgery or follow up | EORTC QLQ-C30, a quality of life questionnaires, composed by 30 items graded from1 (not at all) to 4 (very much) within 1 year from the diagnosis | 36 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life in patient who received either surgery or follow up | EORTC QLQ-C30, a quality of life questionnaires, composed by 30 items graded from1 (not at all) to 4 (very much) after 1 year from the diagnosis | 36 months |
| Compare the two strategies in terms of anxiety/depression |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luciano Pezzullo | Contact | +39 0815903462 | l.pezzullo@istitutotumori.na.it | |
| Clorinda Schettino | Contact | +39 081 590 1791 | c.schettino@istitutotumori.na.it |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Luciano Pezzullo | IRCCS Study Principal Investigator | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Istitute Nazionale Tumori - Fondazione G. Pascale | Recruiting | Naples | Italy |
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| ID | Term |
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| C563277 | Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
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Patients will be randomized to surgery or active surveillance. Patients who refuse the randomization process will be followed according to the treatment choice according to clinical practice.
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Evaluate the number of patients developing anxiety/depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) (HADS scale, Each item on the questionnaire is scored from 0-3 and) in the two groups |
| 36 months |
| Compare the two strategies in terms of adverse events | Evaluate the number of patients developing adverse events (CTCAE 5.0) | 36 months |