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Parents as ear infection detectives: new study tests home otoscopy

NCT ID NCT07640568

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Turku University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This pilot study will test if parents can learn to use a digital otoscope (ear camera) at home to check for ear infections in their young children. About 40 children aged 1-4 who have had ear infections before will take part. Parents in the study group will get training and a device to capture ear images when they suspect an infection, while the control group follows standard care. The goal is to see if this approach reduces doctor visits and antibiotic use.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 40 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2026

Expected to finish

Aug 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

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Who can take part

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Ages

12 to 47 months

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * At least one episode of AOM within the last 12 months * Family speaks fluent Finnish Exclusion Criteria: * Tympanostomy tubes or perforation of the TM, or scheduled for upcoming tympanostomy * Middle ear fluid at the time of recruitment * Previously diagnosed hearing loss * Immunosuppressive disorder or medication, excluding inhaled corticosteroids * Anatomic defect or anomaly affecting the susceptibility to AOM * Previous otoscopy experience of the participating parent

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Conditions

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infectious otitis media otitis media

As listed by the trial registrant

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Acute otitis media Otitis media

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Turku University Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Turku, Southwest Finland, 20521, Finland

  • Vaasa Central Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Vaasa, Pohjanmaa, 65130, Finland

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