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Genetics of Middle Ear Disease

NCT00422136 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2121

Last updated 2017-11-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to identify the genes that contribute to susceptibility to recurrent/persistent middle ear disease. Five hundred families with at least 2 children who have undergone tympanostomy tube insertion will be enrolled. A blood sample will be obtained from the children who had tubes and any available parent (at least 1), as well as any siblings without significant histories of middle ear disease.

Conditions

  • Otitis Media

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Margaretha L Casselbrant, MD, PhD · University of Pittsburgh

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-07-31
Primary Completion
2007-07-31
Completion
2009-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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