Status:

COMPLETED

Adenoidectomy, Myringotomy and Tubes' Insertion vs Adenoidectomy and Myringotomy Alone in Children With Otitis Media With Effusion and Adenoid Hypertrophy

Lead Sponsor:

Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital of Athens

Conditions:

Otitis Media With Effusion

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-12 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

It is not unusual for several children operated for severe adenoid hyperthrophy causing breathing problems to have otitis media with effusion simultaneously. It is unknown whether adenoidectomy, myrin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • children operated for their adenoid hyperthrophy with an adenoid size of 3 (measured in a scale of 1-3 intraoperatively or from lateral neck x-ray) and otitis media with effusion causing an average air-bone gap of greater than 20db. Children should be otherwise healthy with an ASA score of I and between 3-12 years old of age

Exclusion

  • other health problems especially related with the condition eg cleft palate

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

52 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00629694

Start Date

September 1 2007

End Date

May 1 2009

Last Update

January 23 2012

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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital of Athens

Athens, Greece