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To Study Whether Pain at a point behind and below The Ear Indicates Eustachian Tube Blockade

A Clinical Study To Evaluate The Diagnostic Value Of Infratemporal Fossa Pain In Obstructive Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/09/036817
Enrollment
100
Registered
2021-09-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H681- Obstruction of Eustachian tube

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients complaining of pain in deep ear canal, temporomandibular joint or infratemporal region. 2)Controls- Patients of same age group complaining of nose or throat symptoms without Eustachian Tube Dysfunction confirmed by barotubometry.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Diabetic or hypertensive patients. 2)Immunocompromised or HIV patients. 3)Tubercular lymphadenitis. 4)Malignancy of head and neck. 5)Otitis externa. 6)Mastoiditis and other complications of chronic otitis media. 7)Parotitis. 8)Any other cause of referred ear pain. 9)Cleft palate cases. 10)Elongated styloid cases.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)Diagnostic value of Infratemporal fossa pain in obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction. 2)Correlation of ear pain(Visual analog scale) and obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction score.Timepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Association of diagnostic endoscopy findings of nasopharynx and pain around the ear.Timepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ankitha M

Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli

vikram.ent@gmail.com7899610213

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026