Eustachian Tube Testing in a Pressure Chamber -- Validation Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Otitis

In brief

This study will compare Eustachian tube function (ETF) testing in adults with intact tympanic membranes (TM) using a pressure chamber to that obtained using standard methods requiring a non-intact TM.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00694486

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

20

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• >18 years old
• Normal middle-ear status

You may not qualify if…

• Chronic illness including asthma, pulmonary, or cardiac problems
• Pregnancy
• >10 dB hearing loss in any of the speech frequencies
• Past history of sensitivity or allergic reaction to lidocaine or related compounds

Where it is running

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

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