Eustachian Tube Growth and Development

Completed

Conditions studied: Otitis Media

In brief

This study is to measure over time (from 3 years until 13 years of age) Eustachian tube function (the way the Eustachian tube works) and facial growth in groups of children with two types of middle-ear disease and with little past middle-ear disease. These measures will be used to determine if facial growth is related to improved Eustachian tube function, to see if the better function explains why young children who have middle-ear disease outgrow it as they get older, and to determine if these measures are different for the children in the three groups defined by disease history.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00422929

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

126

Starts

2006-08-01

Expected to finish

2018-08-24

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-22

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 3 years of age
• History of middle ear disease must fit into one of the 3 categories of ear history
• With or without patent tympanostomy tubes at time of entry
• Generally good health

You may not qualify if…

• Cleft palate or other syndromes predisposing to otitis
• History of significant orthodontic treatment or plan for such
• Cholesteatoma or other past ear surgery other than tubes
• Unable to cooperate for testing

Where it is running

• ENT Research Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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