Study of Safety and Efficacy for the Eustachian Tube Balloon Catheter

NCT ID: NCT02087150

Last Updated: 2024-07-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

323 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-02-01

Study Completion Date

2017-01-12

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to determine whether Eustachian tube dilation in conjunction with medical management or medical management alone is effective for treating Eustachian tube dysfunction.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Medical management (MM)

Medical management will consist of 6 weeks of daily intranasal steroid (triamcinolone acetonide)

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Eustachian tube balloon catheter (ETBC) plus MM

Eustachian tube dilation with the ETBC plus medical management

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acclarent Eustachian Tube Balloon Catheter (ETBC)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interventions

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Acclarent Eustachian Tube Balloon Catheter (ETBC)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult male or female aged 22 years and older
* Persistent Eustachian tube dysfunction
* Failure of medical management
* Positive diagnosis of ETD
* Absence of internal carotid artery (ICA) dehiscence
* Able to read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria

* Females who are pregnant or lactating
* Anatomy that requires an adjunctive surgical procedure
* Concomitant nasal or sinus procedures planned on the same day as surgical procedure
* Concomitant ear procedures planned on the same day as surgical procedure
* History of major surgery of the head or neck within four (4) months prior to surgery
* History of patulous ET
* History of fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss
* Active acute otitis media
* Tympanic membrane perforation
* Tympanosclerosis
* Acute upper respiratory infection
* Temporomandibular joint disorder
* Cleft palate
* Craniofacial syndrome
* Cystic fibrosis
* Ciliary dysmotility syndrome
* Systemic mucosal or immunodeficiency disease
* Intolerance of medication for ETD
* Prior intervention of Eustachian tube
Minimum Eligible Age

22 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Acclarent

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Integra LifeSciences Corporation

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Dennis Poe, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boston Children's Hospital

Vijay Anand, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Locations

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California Ear Institute

East Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status

George Washington Medical Faculty Associates, ENT Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

ENT of South Florida

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Site Status

ENT of South Florida

Boynton Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

Florida Ear & Sinus Center

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Site Status

ENT of Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Piedmont Ear, Nose & Throat &Related Allergy

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Witham Health Services

Lebanon, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Red River Sinus Center

Alexandria, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Our Lady of the Lake Hospital

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Health Partners Specialty Center

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

The Sinus Center of the South

Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States

Site Status

Vijay Anand, LLC

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy Associates, LLP

Port Jefferson, New York, United States

Site Status

Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy Associates, LLP

White Plains, New York, United States

Site Status

Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose &Throat Associates

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Carolina Ear and Hearing Clinic

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Texas Healthcare, PLLC

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Site Status

Ear Medical Group

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Meriter Monona

Monona, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Swords C, Smith ME, Patel A, Norman G, Llewellyn A, Tysome JR. Balloon dilatation of the Eustachian tube for obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Feb 26;2(2):CD013429. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013429.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40008607 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CPR005029

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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