Balloon Dilation in Selected Subjects With Refractory Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

NCT02114762 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2017-09-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study evaluates the usefulness and safety of using a balloon to dilate (make larger) the Eustachian tube in adults who have middle-ear disease due to Eustachian tube dysfunction.

Conditions

  • Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Balloon dilation of the Eustachian tube

Insert a balloon into one Eaustachian tube and inflate it for up to one minute. The balloon is then removed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    collaborator NIH
  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cuneyt M Alper, MD · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-11-23
Completion
2017-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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