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Evaluation of the Tympanostomy Tube Delivery System

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of tympanostomy tube in Otitis Media With Effusion and Acute Otitis Media, sponsored by Integra LifeSciences Corporation. Completed at 4 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 6 Months and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-06.

Sponsored by Integra LifeSciences Corporation · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
53
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
6 Months and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 27 studies in Otitis Media with Effusion with a site in United States — 7 open to participants now, 8 under way, none of them phase 3. Otitis Media with Effusion · United States.

Enrollment
12th of 20
53 · median 82
Started
2010
the only one that year
Phase 2/3
Only one
of the 27
Registered
9th of 27
by date
Lead sponsor
2 of 27
Integra LifeSciences Corporation

Among the 27 studies in Otitis Media with Effusion with a site in United States, this one is the 12th largest by enrollment of the 20 interventional ones that give a count, is the only one that started in 2010, is the only one in phase 2/3, and was the 9th registered.

Otitis Media with Effusion

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Who these studies take

Of the 8 Otitis Media with Effusion studies recruiting now, 1 (13%) set no upper age limit and 7 (88%) stop at 75 or younger; 8 take children under 18; 2 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 6 Months and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance and safety of the Tympanostomy Tube Delivery System (TTDS) for chronic otitis media or recurrent acute otitis media.

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Conditions studied

  • Otitis Media With Effusion
  • Acute Otitis Media
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Months and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosed with either chronic otitis media with effusion or acute otitis media and scheduled to undergo tympanostomy tube insertion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Reaction to anesthesia
  • Markedly atrophic, bimeric, severely retracted, atelectatic or perforated tympanic membrane
  • Otitis externa
  • Active acute otitis media
  • Otitis media pathology requiring T-tubes
  • Stenosed ear canal
  • Anatomy that precludes visualization and access to tympanic membrane
  • Anatomy that necessitates tympanostomy tube placement in posterior half of membrane
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
53 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    tympanostomy tube

    performance and safety of tympanostomy tube delivery system

    Device: tympanostomy tube

Interventions

  • Devicetympanostomy tube

    tympanostomy tube delivery system

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety of Tympanostomy Tube (TT) Delivery System

    Occurrence of pre-defined Safety Events of acoustic trauma, deployment of the TT into the middle ear, damage to middle ear structures, unintended tympanic membrane perforation requiring treatment, abrasion to the external acoustic meatus requiring significant treatment, and major bleeding requiring significant treatment.

    Time frame: 7 days

  2. Device Success

    Device Success is defined as the successful delivery of the tympanostomy tube across the tympanic membrane using the tympanostomy tube delivery system (TTDS).Device Success is evaluated on a per device basis.

    Time frame: 0 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of Subjects With Procedure Success

    Procedure Success was defined as the successful placement of any tympanostomy tube in all enrolled ears in a given subject. Non-Acclarent tubes successfully placed manually following non-success of the TTDS were counted toward Procedure Success. Procedure Success was determined on a per subject basis: the rate was calculated by the number of subjects achieving Procedure Success out of the total number of enrolled subjects.

    Time frame: 0 days

  2. Tube Retention

    Presence of the tympanostomy tube across the tympanic membrane at the follow-up visit.

    Time frame: 7 days

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Results

Posted Jul 11, 2014

Participant flow

Eligible subjects presenting to the clinical study site for whom tympanostomy tube insertion was recommended were offered the opportunity to participate in the study by study investigators.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneTympanostomy Tube Placement Using the Tube Delivery System
Started53
Completed53
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimarySafety of Tympanostomy Tube (TT) Delivery System

Occurrence of pre-defined Safety Events of acoustic trauma, deployment of the TT into the middle ear, damage to middle ear structures, unintended tympanic membrane perforation requiring treatment, abrasion to the external acoustic meatus requiring significant treatment, and major bleeding requiring significant treatment.

Time frame:
7 days
Reported as:
Number · percentage of ears
Safety of Tympanostomy Tube (TT) Delivery System
percentage of earsTympanostomy Tube Placement Using the Tube Delivery System
Safety of Tympanostomy Tube (TT) Delivery System0.0 (0.0 to 3.6)
PrimaryDevice Success

Device Success is defined as the successful delivery of the tympanostomy tube across the tympanic membrane using the tympanostomy tube delivery system (TTDS).Device Success is evaluated on a per device basis.

Time frame:
0 days
Reported as:
Number · percentage of devices
Device Success
percentage of devicesTympanostomy Tube Placement Using the Tube Delivery System
Device Success94.1 (87.5 to 97.8)
SecondaryProportion of Subjects With Procedure Success

Procedure Success was defined as the successful placement of any tympanostomy tube in all enrolled ears in a given subject. Non-Acclarent tubes successfully placed manually following non-success of the TTDS were counted toward Procedure Success. Procedure Success was determined on a per subject basis: the rate was calculated by the number of subjects achieving Procedure Success out of the total number of enrolled subjects.

Time frame:
0 days
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Proportion of Subjects With Procedure Success
percentage of participantsTympanostomy Tube Placement Using the Tube Delivery System
Proportion of Subjects With Procedure Success100 (93.3 to 100.0)
SecondaryTube Retention

Presence of the tympanostomy tube across the tympanic membrane at the follow-up visit.

Time frame:
7 days
Reported as:
Number · percentage of tubes retained
Tube Retention
percentage of tubes retainedTympanostomy Tube Placement Using the Tube Delivery System
Tube Retention99.0 (94.3 to 100.0)

Adverse events

Collected over 7 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Safety Events—0/53 (0%)4/53 (7.5%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventSafety Events
Tube Lumen OcclusionEar and labyrinth disorders4/53

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Tympanostomy Tube Placement Using the Tube Delivery System
Mean2.68 ± 2.49
Age, Customized
Age, Customized(participants)Tympanostomy Tube Placement Using the Tube Delivery System
<=5 years47
>5 years6
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Tympanostomy Tube Placement Using the Tube Delivery System
Female22
Male31
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Tympanostomy Tube Placement Using the Tube Delivery System
United States53
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Study locations

4 sites
  • South Coast ENT
    Port Saint Lucie, Florida 34952, United States
  • Advanced ENT and Allergy
    Louisville, Kentucky 40207, United States
  • Ear Medical Group
    San Antonio, Texas 78240, United States
  • Evergreen Sinus Center
    Kirkland, Washington 98034, United States
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Sep 2010, a primary completion of Nov 2010 and a completion of Dec 2010. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

Results were first posted in Jul 2014, 3 years 8 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 13, 2010
First posted
Sep 16, 2010
Start
Sep 2010
Primary completionActual
Nov 2010
CompletionActual
Dec 2010
Results first posted
Jul 11, 2014
Last update
Aug 6, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 6, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01202578
Collaborators
Acclarent
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 16, 2010
Start date
Sep 2010
Primary completion
Nov 2010
Completion
Dec 2010
Results posted
Jul 11, 2014
Last update
Aug 6, 2024

Study contacts

Kenneth Faw, MD
principal investigator · Evergreen Sinus Center
Andrew Gould, MD
principal investigator · Advanced ENT and Allergy
Charles Syms, MD
principal investigator · Ear Medical Group
Jacob Zeiders, MD
principal investigator · South Coast ENT

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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