Exploring interventions over the watchful waiting period for children with hearing loss secondary to chronic otitis media with effusion (‘glue ear’)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic otitis media with effusion; Ear, Nose and Throat; Otitis media

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13818722
• Lead Sponsor: Cambridge Hearing Trust

Brief Summary

2019 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2331216519858303 results (added 04/06/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-10-16
• Study Completion: 2018-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 20 June 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 3 to 6 years
2. Diagnosed with non-infected chronic otitis media waiting for grommet insertion
3. Hearing loss should be 25 dB or more at three AC test frequencies. Unaided BC thresholds should be 10 dB or better

Exclusion Criteria

1. Cleft palate
2. Risk factors for or diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss, unrelated speech and/or language and/or communication disorders
3. Non-English dominant language, as this could affect the typical course of speech and language development, introducing a source of variability not related to middle-ear pathology

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified