Status:

WITHDRAWN

Food Allergy - Tubes - Adenoids (FATA) Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University of Missouri-Columbia

Conditions:

Otitis Media With Effusion

Food Hypersensitivity

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 4 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The questioned proposed by this study is one of treatment: "To what extent does simultaneous BMT (Bilateral Myringotomy with Tympanostomy Tubes), adenoidectomy, and diagnosis/avoidance of food allergy...

Detailed Description

Design: Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a new approach in the treatment of children presenting with chronic otitis media with effusion. The new approach calls for a surgical co...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Otoscopy reveals Chronic OME.
  • Tympanometry confirms fluid in middle ear.
  • Children \<4 years old
  • Lack of improvement after three months of antibiotic therapy.
  • History of persistent effusion for three or more months per-episode of OM.
  • \>3 episodes of AOM in preceding 6 months or \>5 episodes of AOM during preceding 12 months
  • Bilateral conductive hearing loss of 15 dB or more.

Exclusion

  • Previous adenotonsillar surgery or placement of tympanostomy tubes.
  • Children with inhalant allergies including asthma.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00736112

Start Date

October 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2015

Last Update

September 30 2016

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University Hospital: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65212