The Effect of Osteopatic Cranial Techniques on the Audiometric and Tympanometric Values in Children Suffering From Otitis Media With Effusion.

University Hospital, Ghent

Overview

Children with otitis media with effusion will be treated with osteopatic cranial techniques or with a placebo treatment. Before and after the treatment audiometric and tympanometric measures will take place. This procedure will be repeated 3 times, once a week and every session will last for 30-45 minutes. The fourth week, only audiometry and tympanomtry will be done.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Conditions

Otitis Media With Effusion

Interventions

treated with osteopatic cranial techniquesPROCEDURE

treated with osteopatic cranial techniques

Treatment with placeboPROCEDURE

Treatment with placebo

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 YearsMax age: 7 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * children between 3 and 7 years old * Bilateral otitis media with effusion * Tympanogram type B Exclusion Criteria: * ventilation tubes * Damage of the tympanic membrane * Operation of the tympanic membrane * Other illness e.g. Down, craniofacial abnormalities,…

Locations (1)

University Hospital Ghent

Ghent, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Audiometric and tympanometric results

Time frame: directly after every session of treatment (3 times, once a week)

Secondary Outcomes

Audiometric and tympanometric results

Time frame: one week after the last treatment session.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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