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Clinical Trial Summary

There are different kinds of ear tubes that may be inserted into the tympanic membrane to relieve recurrent acute otitis and hearing impairment due to otitis media with effusion. The tubes differ in size, shape and material.

No-one knows if there are differences between the different kinds of tubes regarding complications.

The investigators' hypothesis is that there is differences between the different kinds of tubes regarding complications.

To test the investigators' hypothesis, the investigators are about to conduct a randomized controlled study of four kinds of tubes having two different material and two different shapes.


Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT00809601
Study type Interventional
Source Danderyd Hospital
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Status Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date May 2008
Completion date September 2015

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