Eardrum patch success in kids: 980 cases reviewed
NCT ID NCT02296944
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked back at medical records of 980 children who had surgery to fix a hole in their eardrum. The goal was to see how often the eardrum healed closed and how well hearing improved after the operation. Researchers checked results 9 to 18 months after surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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980 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2015
- Finished
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Dec 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Pediatric ENT Head and Neck Surgery, Necker hospital.
- Ages
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3 to 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient minors during the operation of cartilage tympanoplasty for tympanic membrane perforation (tympanoplasty for this first ear) * Patient operated between early 1998 and late 2012 * Postoperative audiometry and otoscopy available between 9 and 18 months after surgery Exclusion Criteria: * History of tympanoplasty ipsilateral, tympanic membrane perforation associated with épidermose or cholesteatoma * The holders of the parent or the patient has reached majority informed the doctor of their refusal to data collection.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Necker - Enfants Malades
Paris, 75015, France
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