Ear wax removal in young childre

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cerumen impaction; Ear, Nose and Throat; Impacted cerumen

• Registration Number: ISRCTN74402562
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board

Brief Summary

2019 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31245333 (added 28/05/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-02-02
• Study Start: 2018-03-29
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

1. Attended Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Primary Care Center between June and August 2016
2. Health or sick
3. Aged 6 months to 6 years
4. Cerumen occluding =25% of at least one tympanic membrane by otoscopy

Exclusion Criteria

1. Otorrhea
2. Uses hearing aids
3. History of tympanic membrane perforation, tympanostomy tubes, or otitis externa in the previous 2 weeks.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified