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

23. juli 2026 oppdatert av: 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.

Studieoversikt

Status

Har ikke rekruttert ennå

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Detaljert beskrivelse

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.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Antatt)

1100

Fase

  • Fase 4

Kontakter og plasseringer

Denne delen inneholder kontaktinformasjon for de som utfører studien, og informasjon om hvor denne studien blir utført.

Studiekontakt

Studiesteder

  • Forente stater
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, Forente stater, 80204
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, Forente stater, 27705
        • Duke University Hospital
        • Ta kontakt med:
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, Forente stater, 45229
        • Cincinnati Children's Hospital
        • Ta kontakt med:
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Forente stater, 15213
        • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
        • Ta kontakt med:
        • Hovedetterforsker:
          • Nader Shaikh, MD
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, Forente stater, 98105

Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

  • Barn

Tar imot friske frivillige

Nei

Beskrivelse

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)

Studieplan

Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.

Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
  • Masking: Firemannsrom

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: 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.
Legemiddel: Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin administered orally at protocol-specified, weight-based dosing consistent with standard pediatric treatment guidelines for AOM, for the defined treatment duration.
Aktiv komparator: 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.
Legemiddel: 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.
Placebo komparator: 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.
Legemiddel: Amoxicillin Placebo
Matching placebo administered orally according to the same dosing schedule and treatment duration as the active comparator arms
Placebo komparator: 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.
Legemiddel: Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Placebo
Matching placebo administered orally according to the same dosing schedule and treatment duration as the active comparator arms

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Average Daily Symptom Burden
Tidsramme: 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

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Safety Outcome: Diarrhea
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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

Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere

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Sponsor

Nader Shaikh

Samarbeidspartnere

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Etterforskere

  • Hovedetterforsker: Nader Shaikh, MD, University of Pittsburgh

Publikasjoner og nyttige lenker

Den som er ansvarlig for å legge inn informasjon om studien leverer frivillig disse publikasjonene. Disse kan handle om alt relatert til studiet.

Generelle publikasjoner

Studierekorddatoer

Disse datoene sporer fremdriften for innsending av studieposter og sammendragsresultater til ClinicalTrials.gov. Studieposter og rapporterte resultater gjennomgås av National Library of Medicine (NLM) for å sikre at de oppfyller spesifikke kvalitetskontrollstandarder før de legges ut på det offentlige nettstedet.

Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Antatt)

1. oktober 2026

Primær fullføring (Antatt)

18. desember 2031

Studiet fullført (Antatt)

17. mars 2032

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

23. juli 2026

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

23. juli 2026

Først lagt ut (Faktiske)

28. juli 2026

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

28. juli 2026

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

23. juli 2026

Sist bekreftet

1. juli 2026

Mer informasjon

Begreper knyttet til denne studien

Nøkkelord

Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår

Andre studie-ID-numre

  • STUDY26010103 (AOM)
  • PLACER-2024C3-42497 (Annet stipend/finansieringsnummer: PCORI)

Plan for individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)

Planlegger du å dele individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)?

JA

IPD-planbeskrivelse

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.

IPD-delingstidsramme

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.

Tilgangskriterier for IPD-deling

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.

Legemiddel- og utstyrsinformasjon, studiedokumenter

Studerer et amerikansk FDA-regulert medikamentprodukt

Ja

Studerer et amerikansk FDA-regulert enhetsprodukt

Nei

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