Clinical Trial: Preoperative Corticosteroids in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

Study Status: RECRUITING
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL




Official Title: Randomized Controlled Trial of Preoperative Corticosteroids in Autoimmune ThyroidDisease

Brief Summary: This study proposes to randomize patients about to undergo surgery for their autoimmune, inflammatory thyroid disease, and determine if a short course of corticosteroids decreases the inflammation of the gland and makes surgery less difficult.