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This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether placement of oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC) over the recurrent laryngeal nerves during total thyroidectomy affects early postoperative voice quality. Patients undergoing bilateral total thyroidectomy for benign or malignant thyroid disease were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to bilateral placement of ORC within the thyroid bed or to conventional hemostasis without ORC.
All participants underwent preoperative videolaryngostroboscopic examination and objective acoustic voice analysis. Acoustic assessment was repeated on postoperative day 21. The study evaluated changes in jitter, shimmer, normalized noise energy, harmonics-to-noise ratio, maximum phonation time, and the s/z ratio. Postoperative complications and adverse events potentially related to ORC were also recorded.
This was a prospective, single-center, randomized, two-arm, parallel-group controlled trial involving patients undergoing bilateral total thyroidectomy for benign or malignant thyroid disease.
Before surgery, all participants underwent videolaryngostroboscopic examination to document normal vocal cord mobility and recurrent laryngeal nerve function. Objective acoustic voice analysis was also performed before surgery.
All operations were performed by the same experienced endocrine surgeon through a standard Kocher collar incision. Both recurrent laryngeal nerves and the parathyroid glands were routinely identified and preserved. Conventional hemostasis was achieved using bipolar cautery while avoiding thermal injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerves.
Immediately before completion of surgery, participants were randomized in a 1:1 ratio using a simple card-drawing method performed by an assistant. In the experimental group, a 1 × 2 cm piece of oxidized regenerated cellulose was placed bilaterally over the recurrent laryngeal nerves within the thyroid bed. In the control group, surgery was completed after conventional hemostasis without placement of oxidized regenerated cellulose.
Objective acoustic voice analysis was repeated on postoperative day 21 using 15-second voice recordings analyzed with Dr. Speech Real Analysis software. The assessed acoustic outcomes included jitter, shimmer, normalized noise energy, harmonics-to-noise ratio, maximum phonation time, and the s/z ratio.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose | Experimental | Participants underwent standard bilateral total thyroidectomy and conventional bipolar hemostasis. A 1 × 2 cm piece of oxidized regenerated cellulose was placed bilaterally over the recurrent laryngeal nerves within the thyroid bed immediately before completion of the operation. |
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| Conventional Hemostasis Without ORC | No Intervention | Participants underwent the same standard bilateral total thyroidectomy and conventional bipolar hemostasis. No oxidized regenerated cellulose was placed within the thyroid bed. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose | Device | A sterile, absorbable topical hemostatic material. A 1 × 2 cm piece was placed bilaterally over the recurrent laryngeal nerves within the thyroid bed after conventional hemostasis had been achieved. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change From Baseline in Jitter Percentage at Postoperative Day 21 | Jitter was calculated from a 15-second voice recording using Dr. Speech Real Analysis software and reported as a percentage. Change was calculated as the postoperative value minus the preoperative value. | Baseline to postoperative day 21 |
| Change From Baseline in Shimmer Percentage at Postoperative Day 21 | Shimmer was calculated from a 15-second voice recording using Dr. Speech Real Analysis software and reported as a percentage. Change was calculated as the postoperative value minus the preoperative value. | Baseline to postoperative day 21 |
| Change From Baseline in Normalized Noise Energy at Postoperative Day 21 | Normalized noise energy was measured using Dr. Speech Real Analysis software and reported in decibels. Change was calculated as the postoperative value minus the preoperative value. | Baseline to postoperative day 21 |
| Change From Baseline in Harmonics-to-Noise Ratio at Postoperative Day 21 | The harmonics-to-noise ratio was measured using Dr. Speech Real Analysis software and reported in decibels. Change was calculated as the postoperative value minus the preoperative value. | Baseline to postoperative day 21 |
| Change From Baseline in Maximum Phonation Time at Postoperative Day 21 | Maximum phonation time was measured in seconds during acoustic voice assessment. Change was calculated as the postoperative value minus the preoperative value. | Baseline to postoperative day 21 |
| Change From Baseline in the s/z Ratio at Postoperative Day 21 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of Participants With Postoperative Surgical Complications | Postoperative complications included vocal cord paralysis, postoperative bleeding, wound infection, wound dehiscence, seroma, hypocalcemia, hypoparathyroidism, and local adverse reactions considered potentially related to oxidized regenerated cellulose. | From surgery through postoperative day 21 |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ankara University School of Medicine, Ibn-i Sina Hospital | Ankara | Ankara | 06100 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 40613790 | Background | Kuo TC, Chen KY, Tsai YJ, Lin MT, Chang CH, Wu MH. Post-thyroid surgery adhesion prevention using oxidized regenerated cellulose and hyaluronic acid: prospective, single-blinded, randomized study. BJS Open. 2025 Jul 1;9(4):zraf079. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zraf079. | |
| 22297627 | Background | Dionigi G, Bacuzzi A, Boni L, Rausei S, Rovera F, Dionigi R. Visualization versus neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerves during thyroidectomy: what about the costs? World J Surg. 2012 Apr;36(4):748-54. doi: 10.1007/s00268-012-1452-0. |
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Individual participant data will not be shared because the original informed consent did not include permission for external data sharing.
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| ID | Term |
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| D013959 | Thyroid Diseases |
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| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
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Single-center, two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial with 1:1 allocation.
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The s/z ratio was calculated by dividing the maximum duration of sustained /s/ phonation by the maximum duration of sustained /z/ phonation. Change was calculated as the postoperative value minus the preoperative value.
| Baseline to postoperative day 21 |
| 18633639 | Background | Bergenfelz A, Jansson S, Kristoffersson A, Martensson H, Reihner E, Wallin G, Lausen I. Complications to thyroid surgery: results as reported in a database from a multicenter audit comprising 3,660 patients. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2008 Sep;393(5):667-73. doi: 10.1007/s00423-008-0366-7. Epub 2008 Jul 17. |