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Results of using crushed cartilage in tympanoplasty

Not Applicable
Conditions
Chronic perforation of tympanic membrane.
perforation of ear drum: persistent post-traumatic postinflammatory
Registration Number
IRCT2017013132069N3
Lead Sponsor
Vice chancellor for research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

inclusion criteria:
there is not any age and sex limitations
patints with the indication of cartilage tympanoplasty
at least 1 year follow up

exclusion criteria:
previous canal wall down (CWD)
revision surgery
history of chondritis (polychondritis &...)
patients with adhesive otitis

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Audiometric condition. Timepoint: before the surgery, every 4 months after surgery upto 1 year. Method of measurement: audiometric test and determin the hearing treshold in different frequencies.;Tympanic mambrane condition. Timepoint: before the surgery, every 4 months after surgery upto 1 year. Method of measurement: physical examination and tympanometry.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Superior posterior tympanic retraction. Timepoint: 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: microscopic examination.;Pars flaccida retraction. Timepoint: 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: microscopic examination.;Sensoryneural hearing treshold. Timepoint: before the surgery and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: Audiometry.;Conductive hearing treshold. Timepoint: before the surgery and 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: audiometry (db).;Cartilage graft condition. Timepoint: 1 year after surgery. Method of measurement: biopsy and staining.
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