Perf-Fix Study for Chronic Tympanic Membrane Repair

NCT ID: NCT06083181

Last Updated: 2026-01-16

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

88 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-04

Study Completion Date

2026-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of Perf-Fix as a gel patch to aid in the natural healing process to close chronic, \>25% tympanic membrane perforation.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Tympanic Membrane Perforation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment group

Treatment group receives one application of Perf-Fix

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Perf-Fix Otologic Gel Patch

Intervention Type DEVICE

Gel patch application

Interventions

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Perf-Fix Otologic Gel Patch

Gel patch application

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Perf-Fix

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Willing and able to provide informed consent, legally authorized representative (LAR) consent, or LAR consent and assent when age appropriate
* Females and males at least 5 years old
* Perforation involves \>25% of the tympanic membrane
* Perforation has not spontaneously closed after 4 weeks of watchful waiting
* Perforation is not actively healing
* Perforation can be visualized by an endoscope or microscope
* Ear wax does not occlude the perforation

Exclusion Criteria

* Perforation is marginal (a perforation that has an area with no tympanic membrane between the perforation and the bony canal)
* Active otitis media, with or without effusion
* Otorrhea from the middle ear for more than 3 months
* History of cleft palate
* Receiving radiation therapy or taking corticosteroids, immunosuppressive agents, or chemotherapy
* Currently taking systemic antibiotics, antibiotic ear drops, and/or steroid ear drops
* Current bacterial or viral infection
* Fever (Temperature \>100°F) at time of index procedure
* Diagnosed with cholesteatoma mass in the tympanic cavity
* Known history of malignant ear canal tumors within 3 years of screening for eligibility
* Abrasions/lacerations to the external auditory canal
* Significant medical condition that could prevent full participation in the procedures required for the study
* Investigator feels the subject will be unable to cooperate with the application procedure
* Parent/LAR feels the subject will be unable to cooperate with the application procedure
* Allergy to shellfish
* Known to be or could be pregnant
* Adults lacking capacity to consent
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

NAMSA

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tympanogen

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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House Institute

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Advanced ENT & Allergy

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

South Louisiana Ear, Nose, and Throat

Mandeville, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Mass Eye and Ear

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Carolina Ear & Hearing Clinic

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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2SB1DC018255-02

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

1203

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

TYMP001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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