Decision Aid and Thyroid Nodules Management

Description

Patients with small favorable malignant or indeterminate thyroid nodules will receive information about management of thyroid nodules. Participants will be asked to complete brief surveys at the time of enrollment, shortly after the consultation appointment with the surgeon, and a few months after either the consultation or the surgery, to assess their satisfaction with their decision and decision making process. All participants will receive routine care and counseling by their endocrinologist and surgeon.

Conditions

Thyroid Nodule

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Patients with small favorable malignant or indeterminate thyroid nodules will receive information about management of thyroid nodules. Participants will be asked to complete brief surveys at the time of enrollment, shortly after the consultation appointment with the surgeon, and a few months after either the consultation or the surgery, to assess their satisfaction with their decision and decision making process. All participants will receive routine care and counseling by their endocrinologist and surgeon.

Decision Aid for Management of Thyroid Nodules and Early Thyroid Cancer

Decision Aid and Thyroid Nodules Management

Condition
Thyroid Nodule
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Stony Brook

Stony Brook University Cancer Center, Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Histology showing indeterminate or malignant thyroid pathology (Bethesda III-VI)
  • * Thyroid nodule size less or equal to 2cm
  • * History of thyroid surgery
  • * History of thyroid cancer

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Stony Brook University,

Lukasz Czerwonka, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Lukasz.Czerwonka@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Study Record Dates

2026-09-30