Status:
COMPLETED
Gas Supply, Demand and Middle Ear Gas Balance: Specific Aim 2
Lead Sponsor:
Cuneyt M. Alper
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conditions:
Upper Respiratory Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-54 years
Brief Summary
This study will test the hypothesis that constitutionally poorer Eustachian tube function predisposes to middle-ear pathology during a viral upper respiratory infection.
Detailed Description
The most well supported immediate cause of Otitis media (OM) is a pre-existing or concurrent viral upper respiratory tract infection (vURI). However, not all vURI episodes cause OM and a variety of pr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participating/participated in one of the two identified studies
Exclusion
- No longer meet inclusion/exclusion criteria of parent studies
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
139 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00694421
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2012
Last Update
November 4 2016
Active Locations (1)
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ENT Research Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213