Status:
UNKNOWN
Prevention Recurrent Otitis Media in the Young Children
Lead Sponsor:
Oulu University Hospital
Conditions:
Otitis Media
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-24 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out if young children have more benefit of the combination of adenotomy and tympanostomy than plain tympanostomy in prevention of recurrent otitis media.
Detailed Description
Recurrent otitis media is the most common bacterial disease in young children. Many risk factors are known, but benefit of operations are conflicting in children under two years of age. In this rando...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- at least 3 otitis media episodes during the last half year
- address near (\< 50 km) the university hospital of Oulu
Exclusion
- otitis media effusion lasting longer than two months without acute exacerbations
- prior adenoidectomy or tympanostomy
- head or neck malformation
- retarded child
- serious disease
- chemoprophylaxis for another disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
August 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00162994
Start Date
February 1 2002
End Date
August 1 2005
Last Update
December 21 2005
Active Locations (1)
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Oulu University Hospital
Oulu, Finland