Genetics of Middle Ear Disease
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00422136 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: January 15, 2007
Last Update Posted
: November 14, 2017
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Condition or disease |
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Otitis Media |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 2121 participants |
Observational Model: | Family-Based |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Genetic Epidemiology of Otitis Media |
Study Start Date : | July 2002 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2009 |

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Senior |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- families: 2 or more full sibs who had tympanostomy tubes inserted
Exclusion Criteria:
- major congenital malformations
- medical conditions with a predisposition for OM (e.g. cleft palate, Down syndrome, or other craniofacial malformations
- cared for in the Intensive Care Unit as neonate
- been on assisted ventilation
- known sensorineural hearing loss

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00422136
United States, Pennsylvania | |
ENT Research Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224 |
Principal Investigator: | Margaretha L Casselbrant, MD, PhD | University of Pittsburgh |
Publications of Results:
Responsible Party: | Margaretha L. Casselbrant, Principal Investigator, University of Pittsburgh |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00422136 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
R01DC005630 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | January 15, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 14, 2017 |
Last Verified: | November 2017 |
Keywords provided by Margaretha L. Casselbrant, University of Pittsburgh:
middle ear otitis genetics |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Otitis Otitis Media Ear Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |