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"nct_id": "NCT06855680",
"official_title": "The EMIRATES Study - Development and Evaluation of Thyroid Cancer Patient Decision Aid (PDA-TC) - Pilot Study",
"inclusion_criteria": "* Aged over 18\n* Both genders\n* Patients who are diagnosed of low-risk well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (papillary thyroid carcinoma or follicular carcinoma) with size of 1-4cm. This is either:\n\n 1. Diagnosed pre-operatively by fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) with Thy5 grade [see appendix for the Thy classification] or\n 2. Confirmed following diagnostic hemithyroidectomy\n* Able to communicate in spoken and written English\nHealthy volunteers allowed\nMust have minimum age of 18 Years",
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