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Clinical Trials/NCT04449848
NCT04449848
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The Effect of Patient's Position After Intra-tympanic Injection on the Amount of Fluid in the Middle Ear

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center0 sites20 target enrollmentAugust 1, 2020

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Sudden Hearing Loss
Sponsor
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Enrollment
20
Primary Endpoint
Bitter taste
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

During the regular protocol of Intra-tympanic injections of Dexamethasone to the middle ear due to Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, the patients will be sitted once after the injection instead of lying down. They will be then asked to rate their taste as a reference to the amount of fluid leaking to the throat through the eustachian tube.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
August 1, 2020
End Date
July 31, 2021
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Single Group
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients diagnosed with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, treated using intra-tympanic injection of steroids to the middle ear

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with abnormal sense of taste
  • Middle or inner ear anomaly
  • Eustachian tube dysfunction

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Bitter taste

Time Frame: 30 minutes

Bitter taste described by the patients using a questionnaire with a scale of 0 to 5

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