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Comparative Effectiveness of Available Treatments for Sinus and Ear Infections in Children (Acute Otitis Media) (MEASURE)

23 de julio de 2026 actualizado por: Nader Shaikh
This study is being conducted at multiple hospitals and clinics to better understand whether antibiotics truly help children feel better when they have an ear infection (acute otitis media). Children in the study are randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to receive either amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, or a placebo (a look-alike medicine with no active antibiotic). Neither families nor study staff know which treatment the child is receiving during the study. The main goal is to compare how severe children's symptoms are each day while on these treatments. Parents or caregivers will report symptoms daily using a simple electronic diary. The study will also look at whether certain factors such as how sick the child is at the start, presence of fever, age, or how well antibiotics work. The results will help guide better treatment decisions for children with ear infections.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Aún no reclutando

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to better understand whether the choice of antibiotic affects symptom burden in children with acute otitis media (AOM). Children enrolled in the study are randomly assigned to receive amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, or a matching placebo. Neither the families nor the study team know which treatment a child is receiving during the study period. The primary objective is to compare average daily symptom severity across treatment groups using validated caregiver-reported symptom scales collected through daily electronic diaries. Analyses will account for baseline symptom severity and a combined fever/age category (temperature ≥38.5°C or age <12 months). The goal is to provide rigorous, comparative evidence on antibiotic use in this common pediatric infection to support more informed clinical decision-making and responsible antimicrobial prescribing. The study will also look at whether certain factors such as how sick the child is at the start, presence of fever, age, and how well antibiotics work. The results will help guide better treatment decisions for children with ear infections.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Estimado)

1100

Fase

  • Fase 4

Contactos y Ubicaciones

Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.

Estudio Contacto

  • Nombre: Jane Luce, MPH
  • Número de teléfono: 412-383-7853
  • Correo electrónico: lucej2@upmc.edu

Ubicaciones de estudio

  • Estados Unidos
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, Estados Unidos, 80204
        • University of Colorado, Denver
        • Contacto:
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, Estados Unidos, 27705
        • Duke University Hospital
        • Contacto:
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, Estados Unidos, 45229
        • Cincinnati Children's Hospital
        • Contacto:
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos, 15213
        • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
        • Contacto:
        • Investigador principal:
          • Nader Shaikh, MD
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, Estados Unidos, 98105

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Niño

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 6 months to <36 months.
  • Clinical diagnosis of AOM.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Known allergy or other contraindication to oral amoxicillin or clavulanate
  • Prior use of systemic antibiotics in the last 7 days
  • History of renal impairment
  • History of hepatic impairment
  • Phenylketonuria or allergy to aspartame
  • History of craniofacial abnormalities
  • Concurrent bacterial infection requiring systemic antibiotic therapy (e.g., pneumonia, streptococcal pharyngitis)
  • Ill appearance, systemic toxicity, or immunodeficiency
  • Incomplete pneumococcal vaccination, defined as receipt of fewer than three doses of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
  • Parent or caregiver unable to complete study surveys in English or Spanish
  • Previous randomization into either MEASURE trial within the last 6 months
  • Mastoiditis
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Temperature ≥39°C and AOM-SOS score ≥35
  • Cochlear implants
  • Spontaneous tympanic membrane perforation with otorrhea at presentation (participants who develop perforation and otorrhea after consent remain eligible)

Plan de estudios

Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.

¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Tratamiento
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Cuadruplicar

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Comparador activo: Amoxicillin
Participants randomized to this arm will receive oral amoxicillin for the treatment of acute otitis media (AOM). Caregivers will complete daily electronic symptom diaries throughout the treatment period.
Droga: Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin administered orally at protocol-specified, weight-based dosing consistent with standard pediatric treatment guidelines for AOM, for the defined treatment duration.
Comparador activo: Amoxicillin-Clavulanate
Participants randomized to this arm will receive oral amoxicillin-clavulanate for the treatment of AOM. Caregivers will complete daily electronic symptom diaries throughout the treatment period.
Droga: Amoxicillin-Clavulanate
Amoxicillin-clavulanate administered orally at protocol-specified, weight-based dosing consistent with standard pediatric treatment guidelines for AOM, for the defined treatment duration.
Comparador de placebos: Amoxicillin Placebo
Participants randomized to this arm will receive a matching oral placebo for the treatment of AOM. Caregivers will complete daily electronic symptom diaries throughout the treatment period.
Droga: Amoxicillin Placebo
Matching placebo administered orally according to the same dosing schedule and treatment duration as the active comparator arms
Comparador de placebos: Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Placebo
Participants randomized to this arm will receive a matching oral placebo for the treatment of AOM. Caregivers will complete daily electronic symptom diaries throughout the treatment period.
Droga: Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Placebo
Matching placebo administered orally according to the same dosing schedule and treatment duration as the active comparator arms

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Average Daily Symptom Burden
Periodo de tiempo: Days 1-10
Symptom burden measured daily using the Acute Otitis Media Severity of Symptoms Scale (AOM-SOS Version 6.0). AOM-SOS scores range from 0 to 50, with higher scores indicating worse symptoms. Daily scores are averaged over Days 1-10
Days 1-10

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Safety Outcome: Diarrhea
Periodo de tiempo: Randomization through Day 10
Occurrence of diarrhea, defined as at least 3 watery stools in one day or at least 2 watery stools per day on two consecutive days.
Randomization through Day 10
Recurrence of Acute Sinusitis or Acute Otitis Media
Periodo de tiempo: Days 11-90
Occurrence of one or more new episodes of clinically diagnosed acute sinusitis or acute otitis media following resolution of the index episode.
Days 11-90

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Nader Shaikh

Colaboradores

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Nader Shaikh, MD, University of Pittsburgh

Publicaciones y enlaces útiles

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Publicaciones Generales

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Estimado)

1 de octubre de 2026

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

18 de diciembre de 2031

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

17 de marzo de 2032

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

23 de julio de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

23 de julio de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

28 de julio de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

28 de julio de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

23 de julio de 2026

Última verificación

1 de julio de 2026

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Palabras clave

Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • STUDY26010103 (AOM)
  • PLACER-2024C3-42497 (Otro número de subvención/financiamiento: PCORI)

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?

SÍ

Descripción del plan IPD

De-identified individual participant data (IPD) underlying the results reported in publications and the final study report, including relevant data dictionaries and metadata necessary to interpret the data, will be shared in accordance with PCORI's Policy for Data Management and Data Sharing. The shared data set will include the final cleaned and locked analyzable data set used for primary and secondary analyses reported from the study. Data will be de-identified in accordance with applicable federal and institutional privacy requirements, including the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Supporting documentation necessary to reproduce study findings and facilitate secondary analyses will also be made available.

Marco de tiempo para compartir IPD

De-identified IPD and supporting documentation will become available after publication of the primary study results and completion of PCORI's peer review and public release process, and no later than 12 months following publication of the primary results. Data and supporting documentation will remain available for at least seven years following study completion, consistent with PCORI policy requirements.

Criterios de acceso compartido de IPD

Access to de-identified IPD and supporting documentation may be provided to qualified researchers for scientifically sound secondary research purposes, consistent with participant informed consent, institutional review board (IRB) requirements, and applicable laws and regulations. Requests may require submission of a research proposal, statistical analysis plan, and execution of a data use agreement. Data will be shared through a secure institutional or repository-based mechanism determined by the study team and sponsoring institution. Access decisions will be reviewed by the study investigators and/or designated data access committee in accordance with institutional and PCORI data sharing policies.

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

Sí

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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