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

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Otitis Media With Effusion

Treatments: Procedure: treated with osteopatic cranial techniques; Procedure: Treatment with placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00547326

2007/397

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 7 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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,...

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

1

Experimental group

Description:

Treatement with osteopatic cranial techniques

Treatment:

Procedure: treated with osteopatic cranial techniques

2

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Treatment with placebo

Treatment:

Procedure: Treatment with placebo