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UnknownNCT03954288

The Serum Sclerostin Levels in Cholesteatoma Patients

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
75 (estimated)
Sponsor
Abant Izzet Baysal University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the levels of sclerostin in patients with cholesteatoma. So far, there is no study showing the levels of sclerostin in cholesteatoma. The investigators hope that the results of our study will start new processes that can be used in the clinic.

Detailed description

Chronic otitis media (COM) is the perforation of the eardrum and mucosal inflammation of the space in the middle ear and the air cavities of the temporal bone over a period of three months. Although COM is defined as a multifactorial disease, its etiopathogenesis has not been fully elucidated. Cholesteatoma is a condition that disrupts the balance between bone formation and resorption in COM. The cholesteatoma is a destructive squamous epithelial lesion of temporal bone, it gradually expands and leads to serious complications by the destruction of near bone structures, ossicular chain and otic capsule. A growing debate examines the role of bone formation and destruction with osteoblasts, osteocytes and osteoclast cells in cholesteatoma formation. Sclerostin is a glycoprotein that plays a role in the regulation of bone metabolism secreted by osteocytes. Antibodies directed against sclerostin stimulate bone formation and represent a new therapeutic option for the treatment of increased bone resorption diseases, such as osteoporosis and generalized bone loss, inflammatory diseases with cartilage damage. The aim of this study is to investigate the levels of sclerostin in patients with cholesteatoma. So far, there is no study showing the levels of sclerostin in cholesteatoma. The investigators hope that the results of our study will start new processes that can be used in the clinic.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTserum for sclerostin ELISA testBlood sample to measure serum sclerostin level

Timeline

Start date
2019-03-29
Primary completion
2020-02-15
Completion
2020-03-15
First posted
2019-05-17
Last updated
2019-05-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03954288. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.