"LeiSE": New development of the S3 guideline “Thyroid nodules in adults”
Recommendations on prevention, diagnostics and therapy in primary care
What is it about?
Around half of adults have at least one thyroid nodule. These are mostly harmless and do not need to be treated. Recognizing the few dangerous cases is a challenge for general practitioners. They need to know when a thyroid nodule might require treatment. The aim of the project is to develop a guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid nodules.
How does the study work?
The aim of the project is to develop a new S3 guideline on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of thyroid nodules, which is primarily intended to support general practitioner care. The first step is to agree the clinically relevant key questions of the guideline. This is followed by a systematic evidence search and evaluation. Based on this, recommendations are formulated and an initial long version of the guideline is drafted. This will result in a short version of the guideline and a patient guideline, which will then be tested in 20 GP practices.
Project partners
Consortium management:
Allgemeinmedizin der Medizinischen Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden
Consortium partner:
Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
DEGAM Sektion Leitlinien & Qualitätsförderung
Cooperation partner:
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeinmedizin und Familienmedizin e. V.
Sponsor, funding amount & duration
The project is being funded by the G-BA Innovation Fund with 315,000 euros from October 2022 to March 2025.