Clinical trials: Tympanum; Perforation
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
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Insulin Intratympanic Application
The objective of the present study was to study the impact of insulin insitu-gel formulation on healing progress after surgical procedures for treatment of dry tympanic membrane perforation for at least three consecutive months.
- Trial name
- NCT07535827
- Testing
- Insulin (Humulin), foam
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Deraya University
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Composite Cartilage Perichondrium Graft for Air Bone Gap Closure in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) Without Posterior Meatal Flap
Composite Cartilage Perichondrium Graft for tympanoplasty in chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) Air Bone Gap (AB Gap) Closure will be taken as successful outcome Endoscopic technique without posterior meatal flap elevation
- Trial name
- NCT05086718
- Testing
- Endoscopic ear surgery
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Combined Military Hospital Quetta
Conductive Hearing Loss, Perforated Tympanic Membrane
The Anatomic Determinants of Perforation Induced Hearing Loss
The purpose of this study is to identify factors that may contribute to conductive hearing loss. Conductive hearing loss is a type that is due to a problem with the outer or middle ear.
- Trial name
- NCT03271970
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Endoscopic Overlay Tympanoplasty for TM Perforation
Minimally invasive surgery is becoming more common in many surgical fields. The wide view of endoscope allows for minimally invasive transcanal approach instead of large postauricular opening.
- Trial name
- NCT02331797
- Testing
- Endoscopic Technique, Microscopic Technique
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Prince of Songkla University
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Use of Biodesign® Otologic Graft in Tympanoplasty
This is a prospective, randomized trial to evaluate tympanoplasty outcomes using Biodesign SIS graft compared to autologous temporalis fascia, the most commonly used graft for repair of tympanic membrane.
- Trial name
- NCT03904316
- Testing
- Biodesign Otologic graft, Autologous temporalis fascia
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Repair of Tympanic Membrane Perforation Using Tachosil Under Local Anesthesia
Tympanic membrane perforations are common medical problem that encounters a lot of patients in all age groups. The gold standard for treatment of perforations is tympanic membrane closure procedure (tympanoplasty) which is done…
- Trial name
- NCT04428463
- Testing
- Tachosil, fascia and cartilage
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Recurrent Acute Otitis Media
Effect of Ventilation Tubes in Otitis-prone Children
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of ventilation tubes in children with recurrent ear infections. By drawing lots, young children with recurrent ear infections will be assigned to one of two groups…
- Trial name
- NCT05348291
- Testing
- ventilation tubes
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Tympanoseal (Tympanic Membrane Device) Clinical Study
The purpose of this investigational study is to assess the ability of Tympanoseal (sodium/calcium alginate), an investigational device, to act as a scaffold during healing of the tympanic membrane.
- Trial name
- NCT02918942
- Testing
- Tympanoseal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Grace Medical, Inc.
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Evaluation of Prognostic Factors in Tympanoplasty
Tympanoplasty is the surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum and/or the ossicles. Tympanoplasty is classified into five different types, originally described by Horst Ludwig Wullstein.
- Trial name
- NCT03416725
- Testing
- Otoscope
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Tympanic Membrane Perforation, Tympanic Membrane Inflammation
Effect of Chitodex Gel in Tympanoplasty Surgery
The general purpose of this study is to compare Chitosan-dextran (Chitodex) gel versus current standard of care, Gelfoam, as a middle ear (ME) and external auditory canal (EAC) packing agent as part of tympanoplasty…
- Conditions
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation, Tympanic Membrane Inflammation, Surgery, Otitis Media
- Trial name
- NCT06260618
- Testing
- Gelfoam, Chitodex
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Fibroblast Growth Factor Regeneration of Tympanic Membrane Perforations
A Phase II randomized trial will be initiated to evaluate closure of the perforated tympanic membrane as the primary measureable outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT02307916
- Testing
- FGF-2
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- D. Bradley Welling, MD, PhD
Tympanic Membrane Perforation, Chronic Otitis Media
Platelet-Rich Fibrin in Revision Cartilage Tympanoplasty
The aim of this study is to evaluate the success rate of revision surgery using a conchal cartilage graft supported with autologous platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), performed under local anesthesia, in patients who previously…
- Trial name
- NCT07893418
- Testing
- PRF-supported conchal cartilage tympanoplasty under local anesthesia
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital
Tympanic Membrane Perforation, Eardrum Perforation
Biodesign® Otologic Repair Graft
The post-market follow-up clinical trial of the Cook® Biodesign® Otologic Repair Graft will follow patients up to 3 months post-implantation to determine the percent of patients with complete closure of the tympanic membrane.
- Trial name
- NCT04635228
- Testing
- Biodesign Otologic Repair Graft
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Cook Research Incorporated
Middle Ear Effusion, Tympanic Membrane Perforation
PneuMum: Pneumococcal Vaccination of Australian Indigenous Mothers to See if it Protects Their Babies From Ear Disease
PneuMum is a randomised controlled trial that aims to find out if pneumococcal vaccination for Australian Indigenous mothers, in the last few months of pregnancy or at delivery, can prevent ear disease in infants.
- Conditions
- Middle Ear Effusion, Tympanic Membrane Perforation, Acute Otitis Media, Pneumococcal Infections
- Trial name
- NCT00310349
- Testing
- 23 valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Melbourne
Otosclerosis, Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Audiometric Parameters in Conductive Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Disease
We study audiometric parameters including Transient Otoacoustic emissions, pure-tone audiometry for air- and bone-conduction, and spondaic speech recognition thresholds for air- and bone conduction in a pre- and postoperative…
- Trial name
- NCT00222417
- Testing
- myringoplasty, Stapes surgery
- Where
- Norway
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Perforated Eardrum
Inhalational Anesthesia vs TIVA in Endoscopic Tympanoplasty
This study aims to prospectively compare surgical field quality and intraoperative blood loss between general inhalational anesthesia to total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) alone in subjects undergoing endoscopic ear surgery.
- Trial name
- TIVA (NCT05993039)
- Testing
- Isoflurane Inhalant Product, Sevoflurane inhalant product, Propofol injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Effectiveness of Silver Nitrate Cauterization vs Conservative Management in Tympanic Membrane Perforation Closure
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 50% silver nitrate chemical cauterization compared to conservative management (spontaneous healing) in closing small, dry tympanic membrane perforations.
- Trial name
- NCT07833670
- Testing
- 50% Silver Nitrate Cauterization
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Muhammad Ali Javed
Serous Otitis, Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Otological Study of Facial Cleft Patients Over 10 Years of Age (Excluding Isolated Cleft Lip) (EFEOF)
Studies published on the placement of transtympanic ventilatory tubes in children with cleft palate show heterogeneous results, highlighting the need for a new study with strong statistical power and long-term follow-up to…
- Conditions
- Serous Otitis, Tympanic Membrane Perforation, Retraction Pocket, Cholesteatoma
- Trial name
- EFEOF (NCT06738927)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Fibrin Monomer Compared With Hemostatic Sponge in the Integrity of the Graft During Tympanoplasty
The diagnosis of tympanic perforation reaches a high number of records in otorhinolaryngology services worldwide. Most of the tympanoplasties are performed in patients whose cause of perforation and hearing loss was chronic…
- Trial name
- TISSUCOL (NCT02120651)
- Testing
- Fibrin monomer, Hemostatic sponge
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CLOTILDE FUENTES OROZCO