Are topical antibiotics required for the treatment of otitis externa?
Completed
- Conditions
- Otitis ExternaEar, Nose and Throat
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN04939619
- Lead Sponsor
- orth Bristol NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 55
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with otitis externa presenting to the otolaryngology emergency clinic of an acute urban teaching hospital.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients under the age of 18 years
2. Diabetics
3. Immunocompromise
4. Evidence of concurrent middle ear disease
5. Non-English speakers
6. Mental impairment
7. Allergy to the medicine
8. Previous treatment with the trial medication
9. Patients declining to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Subjects' visual analogue symptom scores for otitis externa pre and post treatment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Observer' s visual analogue scores for signs of otitis externa pre and post treatment.