Spectroscopic Evaluation of Middle Ear Infection
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Conditions studied: Middle Ear Infection
In brief
Otitis media is more common in young children and it is estimated that 75% of all children experience at least one episode before the age of three. Otitis media is one of the common pediatric diagnoses and recurrent episodes account for the most commonly performed surgical procedure. Despite this a high degree of inaccuracy exists in diagnosis of this condition which depends on subjective assessment of the ear drum via direct visualization using an otoscope. Researchers can use LED-based multi wavelength light absorption and scattering measurements for the analysis of ear drum and the middle ear.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04812093
- Run by
- University of California, Irvine
- People needed
- 150
- Starts
- 2021-02-26
- Expected to finish
- 2028-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-02-13
Who can join
Age: any, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male/ female at all age- newborn to adult.
- Non- pregnant woman.
- Diagnose of middle ear infection and plan for surgery procedure.
You may not qualify if…
- Pregnant woman
- Incompetent adults (i.e. individuals with cognitive impairment)
- No diagnose of middle ear infection and no plan for surgery procedure.
- Adults with cognitive impairment and children of parents that are cognitively impaired and thus are unable to consent will be excluded from the study.
Where it is running
- Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) — Orange, California, United States (enrolling)
- UCI Otolaryngology Clinic — Orange, California, United States (enrolling)
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