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Lidocaine for Thyroidectomy

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Led By Ramasamy Govindarajan, MD
Research Sponsored by Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up from beginning of surgery to the end of surgery
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Summary

This trial tests if giving lidocaine through an IV can help patients having thyroid surgery by reducing throat reflexes, pain, and nausea. It aims to make nerve monitoring during surgery safer and more effective. Lidocaine is a local anesthetic used to relieve various types of pain.

Eligible Conditions
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Nerve Monitoring

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~within 24 hours of surgery
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within 24 hours of surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Suppression of laryngo tracheal reflexes during thyroid surgery
Secondary study objectives
Amount of Anesthesia medications used
Post operative nausea
Post operative overall patient comfort as measure of the anti inflammatory effect of Lidocaine
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: LidocaineExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects in the Lidocaine arm of the randomized trial will receive a bolus of 1 mg /Kg of IV lidocaine followed by 1.5 mg/KG/h of IV lidocaine infusion during the surgery which will be stopped at extubation.
Group II: PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Subjects in the Placebo arm of the randomized trial will receive a bolus of 1mg/kg Placebo ( 0.9% saline) followed by 1.5 mg/KG/h Placebo ( 0.9% saline) infusion during the surgery which will be stopped at extubation.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Lidocaine
FDA approved

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care SystemLead Sponsor
7 Previous Clinical Trials
1,499 Total Patients Enrolled
Ramasamy Govindarajan, MDPrincipal InvestigatorBronx Lebanon Hospital Center
~6 spots leftby Oct 2025
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