Clinical trials: Eustachian Tube Disorder
Otic Barotrauma, Pressure Injury
Diagnostic Precision and Accuracy Using the Teed Scoring System Versus the O'Neill Grading System
This validation study investigates the diagnostic precision and accuracy when grading otic barotrauma using two alternative gradings systems including the TEED and the OGS grading systems.
- Conditions
- Otic Barotrauma, Pressure Injury, Ear Injury, Barotitis
- Trial name
- OGS (NCT04726306)
- Testing
- Otic Barotrauma Grading System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Barotrauma;Ear, Tympanum; Perforation
Effectiveness of Sequential Eustachian Tube Maneuvers in Hyperbaric Oxygen Conditions
Middle ear barotrauma represents the predominant complication associated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, manifesting symptoms ranging from otalgia to tympanic membrane perforation.
- Trial name
- NCT06408363
- Testing
- Maneuver group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Felicio Rocho
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Gas Supply, Demand and Middle Ear Gas Balance -- Diagnosis of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
The aim of this study is to determine which of the many Eustachian tube function tests (or combination of tests) is most helpful in finding out what is causing ear problems in children and adult patients with middle-ear diseases…
- Trial name
- NCT01974726
- Testing
- ET Stress test, Sonotubometry, Forced Response Test (FRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Ear Barotrauma, Middle Ear Disease
Effect of Rate (Slope) of Compression on the Incidence of Symptomatic ETD and MEB: a Phase III Prospective Study.
Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and middle ear barotrauma (MEB) are common reported complications during hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
- Conditions
- Ear Barotrauma, Middle Ear Disease, Ear Diseases, Pressure Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04804098
- Testing
- Compression Profile/Schedule: 15 minute Non-Linear compression from start of the daily treatment until treatment pressure is reached (45 fsw), Compression Profile/Schedule: 15 minute Linear compression from start of the daily treatment until treatment pressure is reached (45 fsw)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,553 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Patulous Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
A Trial of Clay Weight on the Ear Drum for Patulous Eustachian Tube
The Eustachian tube is a tube that connects the back of the nose with the ear. Its job is to keep the pressure on the inside of the eardrum close to the pressure outside the eardrum, so that the eardrum can vibrate properly.
- Trial name
- NCT00933478
- Testing
- Clay
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Cleft Palate
Middle Ear Pressure Disregulation in Cleft Palate Patients
The investigators know that middle-ear disease is very common in infants with cleft palate and causes hearing loss that can last into childhood.
- Trial name
- NCT00423072
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
The Accuracy of Sonotubometry to Assess the Eustachian Tube
The Eustachian tube (ET) connects the middle ear with the throat and is important for maintaining a healthy middle ear. Sonotubometry is a new method to measure how well the ET works by using sound.
- Trial name
- NCT05740384
- Testing
- Sonotubometry Assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- James Tysome
Postoperative Middle Ear Pressure, Otalgia
The Effect of Postoperative Eustachian Milking Maneuver on Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of this lymphatic drainage method in eliminating otalgia interruption due to eustachian dysfunction and reducing middle ear pressure, which occurs in the postoperative period after…
- Trial name
- NCT06605937
- Testing
- Eustachian milking maneuver with routine postoperative treatment protocol, Routine postoperative treatment protocol
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Karaman Training and Research Hospital
Otitis Media With Effusion
Middle Ear Pressure Disregulation After Tympanostomy Tube Insertion
This study will determine if the investigators can use certain tests (eustachian tube function tests and gas exchange tests) to predict whether or not a child who had tubes surgically placed in their eardrum because of middle-ear…
- Trial name
- NCT00393900
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Glue Ear, Tube Disorders Eustachian
Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian Tube in Children
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is very common in children and characterized by fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of acute ear infection. Treatment options are tympanostomy tubes and/or adenoidectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT03499015
- Testing
- Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty (BET)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Eustachian Tube Function and Myringoplasty/Tympanoplasty
This study will determine whether the likely success of closing a hole in the eardrum can be predicted by testing Eustachian tube function.
- Trial name
- NCT01766856
- Testing
- Eustachian tube function testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Otitis Media, Serous, Negative Middle Ear Pressure
Short Term Relief of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction and Serous Otitis Media Using Intranasal Steroid Sprays
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 to placebo.
- Conditions
- Otitis Media, Serous, Negative Middle Ear Pressure, Rhinitis, Otitis Media With Effusion
- Trial name
- NCT00279916
- Testing
- Triamcinolone acetonide nasal spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cleft Palate, Tube Disorders Eustachian
Exercises for Improving Soft Palate and Eustachian Tube Function in Children With Ear Tubes With or Without Cleft Palate
Elevation of the soft palate (the soft part of the roof of the mouth) during swallowing helps the Eustachian tube to open and keep the ear healthy.
- Conditions
- Cleft Palate, Tube Disorders Eustachian, Velopharyngeal Incompetence Due to Cleft Palate, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03868891
- Testing
- EMST150
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Noel Jabbour
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Middle Ear Barotrauma
Effect of Total Compression Time and Rate (Slope) on Incidence of Symptomatic ETD and MEB: A Phase II Prospective Study.
Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and middle ear barotrauma (MEB) are common reported complications during hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
- Conditions
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Middle Ear Barotrauma, Middle Ear Disease, Middle Ear; Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04776967
- Testing
- Hyperbaric Compression Profile
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Tonsillar Hypertrophy, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Evaluation of Eustachian Tube Function With 226 and 1000 Hz Probes in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy ± Adenoidectomy
In children undergoing tonsillectomy ± adenoidectomy without eustachian dysfunction, the objective is to control tubal functions with tympanometry utilising probes at 226 Hz and 1000 Hz, as well as measuring the ipsilateral and…
- Conditions
- Tonsillar Hypertrophy, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Tympanic Membrane Disorder, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction of Both Ears
- Trial name
- NCT06577051
- Testing
- Eustachian tube function test with 226 and 1000 Hz probes
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Sumeyra DOLUOGLU
Adenoidectomy, Tonsillectomy
The Evaluation of Eustachian Tube Function and Its Influencing Factors After Snoring Operation in Children
This study aims to evaluate and screen out the factors related to the improvement of eustachian tube function after adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy, so as to guide the treatment of children's eustachian tube function before…
- Conditions
- Adenoidectomy, Tonsillectomy, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05600595
- Testing
- Operation for snoring in children
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Otitis Media With Effusion (OME), Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Autoinflation as a Eustachian Tube Rehabilitation
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of autoinflation in preventing recurrence of otitis media with effusion (OME) and reducing the need for reoperation after tympanostomy tube (TT) extrusion in children.
- Trial name
- NCT07122999
- Testing
- Eustachi
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University Hospital
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Tubomanometry and EarPopper Devices for Eustachian Tube Function Testing
The Eustachian tube (ET) is a biological tube that links the middle ear to the back of the nose and throat. It has several functions, of which the most important is to maintain optimal middle-ear health.
- Trial name
- NCT03850197
- Testing
- EarPopper, Tympanometry, Tubomanometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cuneyt M. Alper
Upper Respiratory Infection
Gas Supply, Demand and Middle Ear Gas Balance: Specific Aim 2
This study will test the hypothesis that constitutionally poorer Eustachian tube function predisposes to middle-ear pathology during a viral upper respiratory infection.
- Trial name
- NCT00694421
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cuneyt M. Alper
Tobacco Smoking, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Buteyko Breathing and Approach of Smoking Hygiene: Effects on Dysfucntion of Eustachian Tube and Lung Functions
adolescents are usually exposed to tobacco smoke passively. this can reduce their lung functions and negatively impact functions of Eustachian tube.
- Trial name
- NCT07236580
- Testing
- Buteyko breathing plus smoking hyeigne approach, smoking hygiene appraoch
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University