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Spectroscopic Evaluation of Middle Ear Infection

University of California, Irvine · with National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) · NCT04812093

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Up to age 21 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
150
US sites recruiting
2
Study start
February 26, 2021
Record last updated
February 13, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

Otitis media is more common in young children and it is estimated that 75% of all children experience at least one episode before the age of three. Otitis media is one of the common pediatric diagnoses and recurrent episodes account for the most commonly performed surgical procedure. Despite this a high degree of inaccuracy exists in diagnosis of this condition which depends on subjective assessment of the ear drum via direct visualization using an otoscope. Researchers can use LED-based multi wavelength light absorption and scattering measurements for the analysis of ear drum and the middle ear.

Being studied: Spectroscopic otoscope measurements

Conditions: Middle Ear Infection

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Male/ female at all age- newborn to adult.
  • Non- pregnant woman.
  • Diagnose of middle ear infection and plan for surgery procedure.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant woman
  • Incompetent adults (i.e. individuals with cognitive impairment)
  • No diagnose of middle ear infection and no plan for surgery procedure.
  • Adults with cognitive impairment and children of parents that are cognitively impaired and thus are unable to consent will be excluded from the study.

Recruiting US locations

  • Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)

    Orange, CA 92868

    Site contact: Gurpreet Ahuja, MD

  • UCI Otolaryngology Clinic

    Orange, CA 92868

    Site contact: Hamid Djalilian, MD

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • John Weidling, PhD · 949-824-9613 · jweidlin@uci.edu
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