Status:

COMPLETED

Short Term Relief of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction and Serous Otitis Media Using Intranasal Steroid Sprays

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Collaborating Sponsors:

Aventis Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Otitis Media, Serous

Negative Middle Ear Pressure

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-100 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

We hypothesize that intranasal steroid application will have a beneficial therapeutic effect in adults with regard to resolution of serous otitis media and/or negative middle ear pressure, as compared...

Detailed Description

Newer intranasal steroid preparations are generally safe with relatively few side effects as demonstrated in large studies dealing with allergic rhinitis. Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD) primarily ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female, age 0-18 years
  • Patients with serous otitis media and/or negative middle ear pressure as documented by otoscopic examination and tympanometry will be considered for enrollment
  • Pregnant

Exclusion

  • Unwilling to discontinue breast feeding, when applicable
  • Active upper respiratory infection
  • Nasopharyngeal mass
  • Chronic infectious otitis media
  • Cholesteatoma
  • Acute infectious otitis media
  • History of otologic surgery other than placement of a pressure equalizer tube in the affected ear
  • History of radiation therapy to the head and neck region
  • Neuromuscular disease
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Mucociliary disorders
  • Craniofacial disorders/syndromes
  • Cleft palate
  • Development delay and/or symptoms suggestive of perilymph fistula

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

91 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00279916

Start Date

September 1 2005

End Date

March 1 2009

Last Update

May 30 2017

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Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905