Taste Changes in Acute Otitis Media

• Conditions: Acute Otitis Media
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Electrogustometery

• Registration Number: NCT03315156
• Lead Sponsor: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Brief Summary

Detection of taste changes in Acute Otitis Media (AOM) patients.

Detailed Description

Methods:

Taste assessment will be done using Electrogustometer (EGM). Tongue stimulation will be performed using low currents of up to 100uA. Using the protocol as specified in the EGM user manual.

Population: 40 Unilateral AOM patients, aged 8-40. Without chronic otitis media, pregnancy or impaired judgement.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Study First Submitted: 2017-10-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-10-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-16
• Study First Posted: 2017-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-19
• Study Start: 2018-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-03-01
• Study Completion: 2019-03-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Unilateral AOM

Exclusion Criteria

• Chronic Otitis Media
• Pregnancy
• Patients with lack of judgment

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patients	Electrogustometery	patients with AOM

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Taste change in AOM	1 week	change in taste threshold in AOM patients