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NCT06083181
The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of Perf-Fix as a gel patch to aid in the natural healing process to close chronic, \>25% tympanic membrane perforation.
NCT04635228
The post-market follow-up clinical trial of the Cook® Biodesign® Otologic Repair Graft will follow patients up to 3 months post-implantation to determine the percent of patients with complete closure of the tympanic membrane.
NCT02296944
This study is a retrospective cohort of patients minors during the operation of cartilage tympanoplasty for tympanic membrane perforation
NCT02307916
A Phase II randomized trial will be initiated to evaluate closure of the perforated tympanic membrane as the primary measureable outcome. The goal is to determine the safety and efficacy of Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 (FGF-2) in the closure of chronic tympanic membrane perforations (TMP). If FGF-2 is topically applied for the treatment of chronic TMP in humans, it is hypothesized it will be safe, tolerable and effective for use as treatment for tympanic membrane perforation. A total of 60 subjects will be recruited.
NCT02918942
The purpose of this investigational study is to assess the ability of Tympanoseal (sodium/calcium alginate), an investigational device, to act as a scaffold during healing of the tympanic membrane. Tympanoseal is intended for use following removal or extrusion of indwelling tympanostomy tubes or traumatic injury of the tympanic membrane.
NCT03837665
By doing this study, researchers hope to find out if platelet rich plasma (PRP) can heal holes in the eardrum as an alternative to surgery.
NCT02019888
The accurate assessment of auditory status is critical for planning treatment for Veterans with hearing loss to include medical and audiological management. Current physiologic tests of auditory function in the standard clinical audiological test battery for Veterans have limited sensitivity in detecting some middle-ear disorders, and do not include a direct test of cochlear function. Recent studies have shown promise for new wide-bandwidth (WB) tests of absorbance for improved sensitivity in the assessment of middle-ear function including acoustic reflex testing. The addition of WB tests of cochlear function included in the WB test battery provides an opportunity to improve audiological diagnosis of a range of hearing disorders in Veterans. The automation provided by the WB test battery could provide additional benefits in reducing the duration of the evaluation, leaving more time for evaluation of test findings and counseling. Results from this study may lead to the improvement of audiological care for Veterans with hearing loss.
NCT04428463
Tympanic membrane perforations are common medical problem that encounters a lot of patients in all age groups. The gold standard for treatment of perforations is tympanic membrane closure procedure (tympanoplasty) which is done under general anesthesia. This procedure could be problematic for many patients who are not suitable for general anesthesia due to their medical status. It's also time consuming for the patient and for the medical system, since it takes a lot of time to reach the operation room and hospitalization for at least two days. The purpose in this study is to use Tachosil (Fibrinogen based patch) under local anesthesia to close tympanic membrane perforations. Tachosil is in use for hemostasis and for tissue repair after injury. Tachosil is bound to the tissue and form a waterproof membrane. In the setting of ENT clinic and under local anesthesia, the investigators will start the procedure with debridement of the tympanic perforation edges, then they will close the perforation using two pieces of Tachosil under and above the perforation in the right form (active side to the active side). If the results will be similar to tympanoplasty results, this method may be used for closure of tympanic perforation and save time and money for the patient and for the health system.
NCT03569969
The tympanic membrane separates the middle and the outer ear from each other and consists of three layers. The outer layer is covered with squamous epithelium, a thick basement membrane in the middle and an inner Mucosal layer. Rupture of the tympanic membrane is common cause of hearing loss. In spite of the ability to spontaneously healing of the tympanic membrane, chronic tear of the eardrum in the absence of its spontaneously healing indicates surgical management. These surgeries are performing using various materials including fascia, cartilage, fats, pericardium and paper patch. It has proven that using different materials results in outcome and postoperative complications. The criteria of the best graft material includes availability, preservability, manageability, and acceptance rate to the hosts. Human amniotic membrane is preservable. Also, there isn't significant immunologic reactions against such graft material. So, choosing the best graft for Tympanoplasty surgery decreases complications, hospitalizations after surgery, and costs, consequently. Up to now, limited studies have been conducted on the patients who were used amniotic membrane in the surgical reconstruction. There are different outcomes and complications which depend on the size of the rupture and the problems associated with the surgical conditions. Considering that it can reduce the surgical time and cost of surgery, and with its high success rate, it can even be used as a substitute for conventional methods. The aim of this study was to compare the result of surgical repair of the tympanic membrane using membrane amniotic and surgical Tympanoplasty with Autologous fascia. Here the investigators reported on 30 patients who underwent Typmanoplasty with amniotic membrane and Temporalis fascia grafting.
NCT03416725
Tympanoplasty is the surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum and/or the ossicles. Tympanoplasty is classified into five different types, originally described by Horst Ludwig Wullstein. 1,2 Type 1 involves repair of the tympanic membrane alone, when the middle ear is normal. A type 1 tympanoplasty is synonymous to myringoplasty, Type 2 involves repair of the tympanic membrane and middle ear in spite of slight defects in the middle ear ossicles, Type 3 when mallus and incus are absent graft place directly on stapes head., Type 4 describes a repair when the stapes foot plate is movable, but the crura are missing. The resulting middle ear will only consist of the Eustachian tube and hypotympanum, Type 5 is a repair involving a fixed stapes footplate. There are various prognostic factors reported in the literature that may influence the surgical success of tympanoplasty.
NCT01766856
This study will determine whether the likely success of closing a hole in the eardrum can be predicted by testing Eustachian tube function. The Eustachian tube is a natural tube that connects the back of the nose with the middle ear. When a person goes up in an airplane and their ears "pop" or when one yawns and their ears "pop", that is the Eustachian tube opening. The Eustachian tube is responsible for keeping the air pressure in the middle ear the same as in the environment and keeping the middle ear free of fluid. It is thought that in children with middle-ear disease, the muscles that open the Eustachian tube do not work very well; this seems to get better in many children as they get older. It is thought that poor Eustachian tube function is the cause of failures when holes in the eardrum are patched and also for the recurrence of fluid in the middle-ear. The primary goal of this study is to see whether it can be predicted, based on testing Eustachian tube function before surgery, whether patching the eardrum will be successful and whether fluid will come back in the ear after it is patched.