Study of Different Kinds of Ear Tubes

NCT ID: NCT00809601

Last Updated: 2013-03-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-05-31

Study Completion Date

2015-09-30

Brief Summary

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There are different kinds of ear tubes that may be inserted into the tympanic membrane to relieve recurrent acute otitis and hearing impairment due to otitis media with effusion. The tubes differ in size, shape and material.

No-one knows if there are differences between the different kinds of tubes regarding complications.

The investigators' hypothesis is that there is differences between the different kinds of tubes regarding complications.

To test the investigators' hypothesis, the investigators are about to conduct a randomized controlled study of four kinds of tubes having two different material and two different shapes.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Recurrent Acute Otitis Media Otitis Media With Effusion With Hearing Impairment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Insertion of a specific type of ventilation tube through the tympanic membrane

Intervention Type DEVICE

The ventilation tubes are tested using one type in one ear and another type as an active comparator in the other ear.

The investigators will test in total 4 different kinds of tubes. Four different combinations of tubes will be tested.

The first combination will test:

"Shepard tube" (double flanged, Fluoroplastic) vs "Donaldson tube" (double flanged, silicone)

The second combination will test:

"Straight tube" (single flanged, Fluoroplastic) vs "Armstrong" (single flanged, silicone)

The third combination will test:

"Armstrong" (single flanged, silicone) vs "Donaldson tube" (double flanged, silicone)

The fourth combination will test:

"Straight tube" (single flanged, Fluoroplastic) vs "Shepard tube" (double flanged, Fluoroplastic)

Interventions

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Insertion of a specific type of ventilation tube through the tympanic membrane

The ventilation tubes are tested using one type in one ear and another type as an active comparator in the other ear.

The investigators will test in total 4 different kinds of tubes. Four different combinations of tubes will be tested.

The first combination will test:

"Shepard tube" (double flanged, Fluoroplastic) vs "Donaldson tube" (double flanged, silicone)

The second combination will test:

"Straight tube" (single flanged, Fluoroplastic) vs "Armstrong" (single flanged, silicone)

The third combination will test:

"Armstrong" (single flanged, silicone) vs "Donaldson tube" (double flanged, silicone)

The fourth combination will test:

"Straight tube" (single flanged, Fluoroplastic) vs "Shepard tube" (double flanged, Fluoroplastic)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children aged 1-10 planned for bilateral ventilation tubes

Exclusion Criteria

* Ongoing ear infection
* Previous insertion of ventilation tube
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Centre for clinical research Vastmanland

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Danderyd Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Magnus von Unge

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Magnus von Unge, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

ENT-dept Karolinska Hospital

Johan Knutsson, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Centre for clinical research Vastmanland

Locations

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Danderyds Hospital

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

Other Identifiers

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2008/69-31/3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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