The Effect of Osteopatic Cranial Techniques on the Audiometric and Tympanometric Values in Children Suffering From Otitis Media With Effusion.

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• Conditions: Otitis Media With Effusion
• Interventions: Procedure: treated with osteopatic cranial techniques; Procedure: Treatment with placebo

• Registration Number: NCT00547326
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Ghent

Brief Summary

Children with otitis media with effusion will be treated with osteopatic cranial techniques or with a placebo treatment. Before and after the treatment audiometric and tympanometric measures will take place. This procedure will be repeated 3 times, once a week and every session will last for 30-45 minutes. The fourth week, only audiometry and tympanomtry will be done.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2007-10-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-10-19
• Study First Posted: 2007-10-22
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• children between 3 and 7 years old
• Bilateral otitis media with effusion
• Tympanogram type B

Exclusion Criteria

• ventilation tubes
• Damage of the tympanic membrane
• Operation of the tympanic membrane
• Other illness e.g. Down, craniofacial abnormalities,...

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	treated with osteopatic cranial techniques	Treatement with osteopatic cranial techniques
2	Treatment with placebo	Treatment with placebo

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Audiometric and tympanometric results	directly after every session of treatment (3 times, once a week)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Audiometric and tympanometric results	one week after the last treatment session.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Ghent; 🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium