Clinical trials: Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Chronic Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Chronic Recurrent Otitis Media
Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty in Treatment of Chronic Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
The prevalence of Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction in adults reaches 1%. It causes a feeling of fullness in the ear, otalgia and hearing loss and can lead to recurrent acute otitis media, development of chronic otitis media with…
- Conditions
- Chronic Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Chronic Recurrent Otitis Media, Effusion After Tympanostomy
- Trial name
- NCT03556215
- Testing
- Eustachian tube dilatation device, Myringotomy
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
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
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction of Both Ears
Eustachian Tube Dilation With an Endovascular Balloon
The Eustachian tube is a narrow tube which links the back of the nose to the middle ear. Eustachian tube dysfunction may occur when the mucosal lining of the tube is swollen, or does not open or close properly.
- Trial name
- NCT04809753
- Testing
- Eustachian tube dilation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Maxillary Sinusitis, Sinusitis, Chronic
Balloon Sinuplasty Efficiency in Maxillary Rhinosinusitis.
This study is a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical study. The balloon sinuplasty treatment is compared to placebo effect in chronic or recurrent maxillary sinusitis.
- Conditions
- Maxillary Sinusitis, Sinusitis, Chronic, Sinusitis Recurrent, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04645511
- Testing
- Balloon sinuplasty of maxillary sinuses
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Hearing Disorders
FFP3 Respirators and Ears - Effects on Middle Ear Pressure and Hearing
This is Prospective Basic Science Study whose aims are as follows: 1. To determine the effect of Filtering Facepiece (FFP3M) respirators on eustachian tube function and hearing 2.
- Conditions
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Hearing Disorders, Nasal Obstruction
- Trial name
- FFP3-RAE (NCT05222230)
- Testing
- FFP3 Mask
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Pretympanoplasty Assessment of Patency and Mucociliary Function of Eustachian Tube
The eustachian tube (ET) performs three primary functions: pressure equalisation between the nasopharyms and middle ear: clearance of mucus from the middle ear, and prevention of sound or fluid reflux from the nasopharynx(1) .In…
- Trial name
- NCT05229380
- Testing
- Saccharin test
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
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
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Sudden Hearing Loss
What is the Tympanic Membrane Healing Time After Insertion of a Gelfoam PE Tube?
Pilot study done to evaluate the breakdown and and potential utility of a bioabsorbable ventilation ear tube made with gelatin.
- Conditions
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Sudden Hearing Loss, Meniere Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04902963
- Testing
- PE tube
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skovlund Medical Products, LLC
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Assessment
The purpose of the study is to understand the exact mechanism of the activity of paratubal muscles in opening eustachian tube in patients with the functional eustachian tube and those with the eustachian tube dysfunction problem.
- Trial name
- ETDA (NCT02667301)
- Testing
- EMG recording, Tympanic Cavity Air Exchange Test, Tympanometer test
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stratejik Yenilikci Girisimler Ltd.
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
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
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
XprESS ET Registry
A prospective, multicenter, registry of patients undergoing balloon dilation of the Eustachian tubes (ET).
- Trial name
- NCT04136977
- Testing
- Eustachian tube dilation
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- Entellus Medical, Inc.
Barotrauma;Ear, OME - Otitis Media With Effusion
Adult Study to Evaluate Placement of Tympanostomy Tubes In-office (ADEPT)
A prospective, multicenter study to evaluate effectiveness and safety of Tymbion iontophoresis and tympanostomy tube placement using the Tula iontophoresis and tube delivery systems for adults in an office setting.
- Conditions
- Barotrauma;Ear, OME - Otitis Media With Effusion, AOM - Acute Otitis Media, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Trial name
- ADEPT (NCT03197558)
- Testing
- Tymbion Iontophoresis and Tube Delivery System (TDS)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Tusker Medical
Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Obstructive, Dizziness
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) and Dizziness
A total of 400 participants will be recruited: 200 patients with suspected OSAS will be recruited from the sleep clinic (OSAS group), 100 patients diagnosed with dizziness will be recruited from the ENT clinic (Dizziness group).
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Obstructive, Dizziness, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Trial name
- OSASDiz (NCT03850353)
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
XprESS Eustachian Tube Dilation Study
Study to assess the safety and efficacy of the XprESS device for transnasal Eustachian tube dilation.
- Trial name
- NCT02391584
- Testing
- XprESS, Control
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Entellus Medical, Inc.
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
The Accuracy of Tests of Eustachian Tube Function
The Eustachian tube links the middle ear to the back of the nose and is designed to open to allow the pressure in the air-filled middle ear to be equal to external (atmospheric) pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT02385175
- Testing
- Different objective clinical tests of Eustachian tube function, Different patient-completed questionnaires relating to Eustachian tube dysfunction
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Correlation Analysis Between ETF and Prognosis of Tympanoplasty
The regular opening of the eustachian tube plays an important role in maintaining normal pressure in middle ear cavity, hearing function and preventing the occurrence of middle ear inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT03424369
- Testing
- Tympanoplasty
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University
Retraction of the Pars Tensa of the Tympanic Membrane, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Feasibility Study of Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty (BET)
This is a study that aims to evaluate the feasibility of undertaking a United Kingdom (UK) multi-centre randomised controlled trial of BET for the treatment of moderate (grade 2 or 3) retraction pockets (RPs).
- Conditions
- Retraction of the Pars Tensa of the Tympanic Membrane, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Retraction Pocket of the Tympanic Membrane
- Trial name
- BET (NCT02631187)
- Testing
- Bielefeld balloon
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian Tube, a Lower Pressure Challenge
Balloon dilatation Eustachian tuboplasty has recently become a promising procedure for the treatment of refractory dilatory dysfunction of the Eustachian tube.
- Trial name
- NCT03322579
- Testing
- Balloon dilatation Eustachian tuboplasty
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Balloon Dilation in Selected Subjects With Refractory Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
This study evaluates the usefulness and safety of using a balloon to dilate (make larger) the Eustachian tube in adults who have middle-ear disease due to Eustachian tube dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT02114762
- Testing
- Balloon dilation of the Eustachian tube
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh