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Register: KCT
Last refreshed on: 27 April 2013
Main ID:  KCT0000305
Date of registration: 29/12/2011
Primary sponsor: Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.
Public title: The clinical study of patch graft using silk patch in the traumatic drum perforation and non-infectious chronic otitis media patients
Scientific title: The clinical study of patch graft using silk patch in the traumatic drum perforation and non-infectious chronic otitis media patients
Date of first enrolment: 2011-04-22
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://cris.nih.go.kr/cris/en/search/search_result_st01.jsp?seq=1674
Study type:  Interventional Study
Study design:  Primary Purpose : Treatment, Intervention Model : Parallel, Blinding/Masking : Single, Blinding Target : Subject, Allocation : RCT  
Countries of recruitment
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Name: Chan Hum   Park
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Affiliation:  Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital
Name: Ji Heui   Kim
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Affiliation:  Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Traumatic tympanic membrane perforation
- Tympanic membrane perforation is caused by trauma within 2 weeks
(2) Non-infectious chronic otitis media
- The treated ears is free from infections and dry for at least 3 months before the patch application

Exclusion criteria: (1) evidence of middle ear disease or active drainage
(2) chronic mastoiditis
(3) uncooperative patients
(4) patients disagree with this study
(5) more than 75% perforation
(6) perforation including tympanic annulus, malleus umbo
(7) disruption of the ossicles
(8) allergy to silk fibroin


Age minimum: N/A(No Limit)
Age maximum: N/A(No Limit)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Intervention(s)
Device : In the patients with traumatic tympanic membrane perforations or non-infectious chronic otitis media, a classic local anesthesia is done under the operative microscope. The rim of the perforation is carefully trimmed using a Rosen needle and a cup forceps, to encourage migration of the mucosal layer and the epithelium. The silk fibroin patch or paper patch is moistened with ointment to ensure its adherence to the tympanic membrane.
Primary Outcome(s)
Healing rate of tympanic membrane perforation
Secondary Outcome(s)
Complication
Healing times of tympanic membrane perforation
Hearing improvement
Infection rate
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Secondary Sponsor(s)
HALLYM UNIVERSITY
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