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CompletedNCT03890107Updated May 22, 2023

Clinical Evaluation of the OtoSight

An observational study in Otitis Media, sponsored by PhotoniCare, Inc.. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged Up to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-05-22.

Sponsored by PhotoniCare, Inc. · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
110
Ages
Up to 17 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the imaging capabilities and image analysis performance of the OtoSight Middle Ear Scope in pediatric patients undergoing tympanostomy tube placement for otitis media. In this observational study, results of OtoSight imaging will not affect patient standard of care.

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Conditions studied

  • Otitis Media

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Keywords

  • Ear Infection
  • Ear tubes
  • Myringotomy
  • Otitis Media
  • Tympanostomy
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In context

Otitis Media

241 studies on the registry are indexed under Otitis Media; 32 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 110 is below the median of 150 across 57 observational studies indexed under Otitis Media.

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Lead sponsor

PhotoniCare, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 17 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Children diagnosed with otitis media and scheduled for tympanostomy tube surgery.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Children (17 years old or younger) scheduled for tympanostomy tube placement

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Otoscopy or not possible per attending physician's decision
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
110 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Groups and cohorts

  • Pediatric tympanostomy tube patients

    Patients diagnosed with otitis media and scheduled for tympanostomy tube placement will be imaged with the OtoSight

    Device: OtoSight Middle Ear Scope

Interventions

  • DeviceOtoSight Middle Ear Scope

    OtoSight imaging using a near-infrared laser

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. OtoSight imaging exam

    Optical coherence tomography imaging to evaluate the middle ear.

    Time frame: 1-5 minutes

Secondary outcomes

  1. Adverse events

    Rate of adverse events

    Time frame: Date of recruitment (day of surgery) to post-operative follow-up visit (approx. 1 month, but can be longer)

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Children's National Health System
    Washington, District of Columbia 20010, United States
  • Carle Foundation Hospital
    Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Apr 2019 to primary completion in Apr 2021, 24 months.

Of 22 observational studies under Otitis Media, half reached primary completion within 24 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 18 and three quarters within 67. This study's 24 months is close to that.

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

Registered
Mar 18, 2019
First posted
Mar 26, 2019
StartActual
Apr 15, 2019
Primary completionActual
Apr 30, 2021
CompletionActual
Apr 30, 2022
Last update
May 22, 2023
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 May 22, 2023, 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
NCT03890107
Lead sponsor
PhotoniCare, Inc.
Collaborators
Carle Foundation Hospital, Children's National Health System, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 26, 2019
Start date
Apr 15, 2019
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2021
Completion
Apr 30, 2022
Last update
May 22, 2023

Study contacts

Ryan Shelton, PhD
principal investigator · PhotoniCare, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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