Clinical Trial: Intramuscular Injection of Mashed Parathyroid Tissue Into a Forearm During Thyroid Surgery to Prevent Permanent Postoperative Parathyroid Insufficiency (IMIPAT Study) - a Prospective Multicentre Trial

U.S., April 9 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07516990) titled 'Intramuscular Injection of Mashed Parathyroid Tissue Into a Forearm During Thyroid Surgery to Prevent Permanent Postoperative Parathyroid Insufficiency (IMIPAT Study) - a Prospective Multicentre Trial' on April 01.

Brief Summary: Parathyroid insufficiency is a common complication in thyroid surgery and occurs in 6.6 to 24%. Up to 4.4% suffer from permanent hypoparathyroidism requiring life-time substitution of calcium and vitamin D in order to maintain a normal calcium homeostasis. To prevent permanent postoperative parathyroid insufficiency after thyroidectomy, devascularized parathyroid glands are re-implanted intramuscularly by s...