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Telemedicine eardrum diagnostics in low resource settings

Recruiting
Conditions
Ear drum and ear canal pathologies
Registration Number
DRKS00033209
Lead Sponsor
Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenklinik und Poliklinik der Universitätsmedizin Mainz
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria

None. Patients with and without ear pathology aged 18 and older are included.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients under the age of 18.

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The video/image quality of the collected eardrum videos and eardrum images are rated by ENT experts (doctors) as part of a survey. This is carried out in particular with regard to the quality of the images and their diagnostic capability. In addition, the diagnostic accuracy of the doctors is determined and compared on the basis of the images taken using the frugal Arclight and the images taken using conventional video otoscopy.<br>Furthermore, a questionnaire is used to evaluate the handling of the diagnosis, for which the Arclight otoscope (connected to a smartphone) will also be compared to conventional video otoscopy (Otopront).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The videos of real eardrums will be compared to videos of artificial eardrums (sim ear trainers).
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