50
Participants
Start Date
March 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2012
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2012
Dexamethasone
The course of treatment will be last for 3 months. The intrathyroid injection of dexamethasone will be performed using a 25-gauge (0.25-mm) needle under ultrasound guidance. The injection will be performed in both lobes of the thyroid. The dosage of dexamethasone is 5mg (1.0 ml) in each lobe, twice a week during the first month of the treatment. The treatment strategy will be changed to once a week in the second month and twice a month in the third month; the dosage of dexamethasone is the same as in the first month.
Nanjing First Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing
Xiao-Ming Mao
OTHER