Ear Explorers: Join us for a journey inside the middle ear. A study to compare still images and videos of the middle ear to diagnose middle ear infections.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Otitis MediaEar - Other ear disordersPublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619001293156
- Lead Sponsor
- Telethon Kids Institute
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 157
Inclusion Criteria
1.Children aged 6 months to 15 years of age
2.A parent/guardian is present to provide informed consent for the child to participate
The cohort for this sub-study is separate to the main Ear Portal study; therefore participation in the main study is not an inclusion criteria.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Does not have a parent/guardian present on the day.
2.Contraindications for otoscopy or tympanometry including discharging ear or recent surgery within the last 6 weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clinician-rated overall quality of still image otoscopy compared to video otoscopy. The clinician will score aspects including image quality, image focus, light, cerumen, field of view and an overall quality assessment on 5-point scales. [Based on single day of image/video collection during attendance at community event]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ability to accurately diagnose middle ear effusion with still image otoscopy compared to video otoscopy. This will be assessed by the blinded clinician who will view the image and video in combination with the screening history and tympanometry result. They will provide an assessment on whether an accurate diagnosis can be made on the basis of the otoscopic views provided.[Based on single day of image/video collection during attendance at community event]