- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02215681
Acupuncture Effect on Inflammatory Markers in Pediatric Otitis Media With Effusion: A Pilot Study
Objective: to evaluate acupunctures effect on inflammatory markers in pediatric Otitis Media with Effusion Methods: 100 Children with otitis media with effusion (OME) diagnosis, who are in watchful waiting for 3 month, will be randomized in two groups: acupuncture and control. 50 Children in the acupuncture group will receive standard treatment combined with acupuncture for 3 months. 50 Children in the control group will receive standard treatment only, for the same time period. After 3 months, both groups will be reassessed for OME. Children with no improvement from both groups will be assigned for tympanostomy.
Data collection: in children undergoing tympanostomy, middle ear effusion (MEE) will be collected, analyzed and evaluated for group differences.
Study Overview
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: PETER Gilbey, MD
- Phone Number: 972-4-6828883
- Email: peter.g@ziv.health.gov.il
Study Locations
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Zefat, Israel
- Recruiting
- Ziv Medical Center
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Sub-Investigator:
- YANIV AVRAHAM
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Contact:
- PETER Gilbey, MD
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- otherwise healthy children ages 2-8 years
- autoscopic OME diagnosis
- tympanometry type B
- conductive hearing impairment of 30 decibel or more
- who are at watchful waiting treatment for 3 months
- signed parental consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- lack of parental consent
- known coagulopathy
- past tympanostomy
- regular intake of steroids or cytotoxic drugs
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: acupuncture
acupuncture treatment
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No Intervention: standard treament
watchful waiting
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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presence of inflammatory markers in middle ear effusion
Time Frame: 3 months
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after 3 months, patients in both groups will be reevaluated for OME by micro otoscopy and tympanometry, including an audiogram.
patients with no improvement, will be submitted for tympanostomy in accordance with standard criteria.
middle ear effusion will be collected and analysed by ELISA for viral/bacterial RNA presence and flow cytometry for leukocyte presence.
results will be statistically processed for between group differences.
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3 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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acupuncture effect on OME
Time Frame: 3 months
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after 3 months, patients from both group will undergo micro otoscopy,tympanometry and an audiogram to evaluate OME presence.
group differences will be statistically processed
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3 months
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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acupuncture acceptance
Time Frame: 3 months
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3 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: peter Gilbey, MD, Ziv Medical Center
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 031-13-ziv
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