NCT00270660

A Study of the Clinicopathologic Behaviour of the Different Types of Unsafe Chronic Otitis Media

A Cross Sectional Study of Clinicopathologic Behaviour of Primary, Secondary and Mixed Types of Atticoantral Chronic Otitis Media

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 192 (planned)
• Sponsor: Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to study the clinicopathologic behaviour of the 3 dangerous types of chronic otitis media that are prone for complications. In which type are the complications more common? Which type gives rise to more hearing loss? How does the disease process in the 3 types evolve? should the 3 types of otitis media be managed differently?

Detailed description

Design: prospective cross sectional study setting: tertiary referral medical college hospital No of groups: 3 group 1: primary acquired atticoantral disease group 2: secondary acquired atticoantral disease group 3: mixed atticoantral disease Interventions: 1. Diagnostic nasal endoscopy 2. Eustachian tube function tests 3. Pure tone audiometry 4. biopsy of middle ear mucosa 5. culture and sensitivity of ear discharge

Conditions

• Chronic Otitis Media
• Cholesteatoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	biopsy, audiometry, ET function test, ear swab culture, DNE

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-07-01
• Completion: 2005-12-01
• First posted: 2005-12-28
• Last updated: 2006-11-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India