# Open Thyroid Surgery With Pillow Versus no Pillow for Better Post-operative Outcomes

> **NCT01620151** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **The University of Hong Kong** · enrollment: 180 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Post-operative Pain

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Extended neck with standard support or pillow

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01620151
- **Lead sponsor:** The University of Hong Kong
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-02
- **Primary completion:** 2012-08
- **Final completion:** 2012-08
- **Target enrollment:** 180 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2013-12-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01620151

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01620151, "Open Thyroid Surgery With Pillow Versus no Pillow for Better Post-operative Outcomes". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01620151. Licensed CC0.

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