Sound Ear Check (SEC) in Hearing Diagnostics in Young Children

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age3-10
SponsorVesa Lahdes

About this trial

Study Sound Ear Check (SEC) hearing test among 3-10 years old otherwise healthy children referred to tympanostomy tube placement. SEC test prior surgery (with middle ear fluid) and at 1 month control visit (dry middle ear with ventilation tube). Otitis media 6 questionnaire prior surgery and at the 1 month control visit.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Finnish speaking (child and parent)

Disqualifiers

Prior sensorineural hearing loss

developmental disorder

Prior ear surgery (except tympanostomy insertion)

Trial population

Otherwise healthy 3-10 years old children referred to tympanostomy tube insertion

Trial design

Design model

Case-only

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Sound Ear Check

    Diagnostic test

    Hearing test, measurement of the input impedance of the middle-ear transmission system

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Children referred for tympanostomy tube insertion1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

SNR

Signal to noise ratio

Time frame
1-2 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Otitis media 6 questionnaire

questionnaire

Time frame
1-2 months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Vesa Lahdes

Lead sponsor

Turku University Hospital

Sponsor institution