Efficacy and Cost Analysis of Steroids in Treatment of Otitis Media With Effusion

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2020-03-18
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

We intend to study the cost of treatment, efficacy and adverse effects for Otitis media with effusion.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Lumbini Medical College
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefpodoxime; Cetirizine; Fluticasone; Histamine; Histamine Antagonists; Histamine H1 Antagonists; Levocetirizine; Mometasone Furoate; Nasal Decongestants; Oxymetazoline; Phenylephrine; Prednisolone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• history of mild ear ache or decreased hearing for three or more months, plus

• intact and immobile tympanic membrane by pneumatic otoscopy

• Type B tympanogram

Exclusion Criteria:

• any external ear condition that hampers visualization of tympanic membrane

• lost to follow up