New registry to monitor balloon procedure for Children's ear troubles
NCT ID NCT07071298
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is a registry that will follow 300 children under 18 who receive a balloon dilation treatment for Eustachian tube dysfunction. Researchers will track how often the procedure fails and needs repeat surgery. The goal is to confirm the device's real-world performance in kids.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Subjects under the age of 18 with ETD who are treated with the AERA® device
- Ages
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Up to 18 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: 1. Age \<18 2. Specific indications for ETBD are documented 3. ETBD with AERA device attempted- Exclusion Criteria: 1. ETBD with device other than AERA® 2. Previous ETBD procedure-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
9 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Children's Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Ear and Sinus Institute
RECRUITINGFort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Michigan Pediatric ENT Associates
RECRUITINGWest Bloomfield, Michigan, 48322, United States
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Texas Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77401, United States
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University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States