Scoring Surgeon Skill in Robot-Assisted Thyroid Surgery
Develops a scoring tool to measure surgical skill in robot-assisted thyroidectomy for thyroid disease.
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Registry title: Surgical Competency for Robot-Assisted Thyroidectomy: Construction and Validation of a Robotic Thyroidectomy Assessment Score (RTAS)
Key facts
- Where
- Shanghai, ChinaSee the site
Where in China
- Shanghai Sixth People's HospitalShanghai, ChinaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Shanghai 6th People's Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT06730321
- Record updated
- 7 May 2026
- Original description
To develop and validate a structured scoring tool (robotic thyroidectomy assessment score, RTAS) for assessing and quantifying surgical performance in robotic thyroidectomy (RT).Read full original descriptionShow less
Surgical Competency for Robot-Assisted Thyroidectomy: Construction and Validation of a Robotic Thyroidectomy Assessment Score (RTAS)
To develop and validate a structured scoring tool (robotic thyroidectomy assessment score, RTAS) for assessing and quantifying surgical performance in robotic thyroidectomy (RT).
Inclusion: Clinical diagnosis of differentiated thyroid cancer with a maximum diameter not exceeding 4 cm; Clinical diagnosis of benign thyroid nodules with a maximum diameter not exceeding 6 cm; Participants with high cosmetic expectations; Participants underwent robotic thyroidectomy without open conversion.
Exclusion: Participants with history of neck surgery or radiation; Participants with vocal fold fixation by preoperative fibrolaryngoscope; Participants with preoperative examination suggestive of distant invasion; Participants with fusion or fixed of lymph nodes in the neck.