Clinical Trial: Endotracheal Tube Versus Transcartilage Needle Electrodes for Nerve Monitoring in Thyroid Surgery

U.S., Oct. 29 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07902349) titled 'Endotracheal Tube Versus Transcartilage Needle Electrodes for Nerve Monitoring in Thyroid Surgery' on Oct. 20.

Brief Summary: Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy is most commonly performed with surface electrodes embedded in the endotracheal tube (ETT). ETT electrodes are prone to malposition, rotation and secretions, which can produce low signal amplitudes and false signal loss. Transcartilage needle electrodes (TCN), placed into the thyroid cartilage, have been reported to yield higher and more stable amplitudes. This single-centre prospective study records ETT and TCN signal...