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TO COMPARE THE EFFICACY OF ACETIC ACID EAR DROPS VERSUS CIPROFLOXACIN EAR DROPS IN ACHIEVING DRY EARS IN ACTIVE TUBOTYMPANIC CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA AN OBSERVATIONAL COMPARITIVE STUDY, IN , TERTIARY CARE CENTRE, SOUTH INDIA

TO COMPARE THE EFFICACY OF ACETIC ACID EAR DROPS VERSUS CIPROFLOXACIN EAR DROPS IN ACHIEVING DRY EARS IN ACTIVE TUBOTYMPANIC CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/081991
Enrollment
94
Registered
2025-03-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H661- Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media

Interventions

Intervention1: ACETIC ACID EAR DROPS: 2% ACETIC ACID EAR DROPS WILL BE ADMINISTERED TO THE PATIENT AS A PART OF STUDY .SINEC ACETIC ACID EAR DROPS HELP TO ACHIEVE ACIDIC PH IN EAR AND ALSO HELPS TO DI

Sponsors

KARTHIKA RAJENDRAN
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Both males and females, 15-60 years Patients with unilateral active tubotympanic chronic otitis media with symptoms more than 4 weeks. Both outpatients and inpatients will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with Atticoantral types of CSOM disease, cholesteatoma or with marginal perforation of the tympanic membrane. Immunocompromised individuals. Dry ear with CSOM. . Serous Otitis Media. CSOM with otomycosis. CSOM with vertigo. Patient on systemic antibiotics or any topical ear drop preparation preceding 2 weeks in group of patients selected for irrigation with acetic acid.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
acetic caid ear drops in efficient in achieving dry ears in chronic otitis media than ciprofloxacin ear dropsTimepoint: study will be conducted for a period of 2 years—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To eliminate antibiotic resistance due to repeated usageTimepoint: To eliminate antibiotic resistance due to repeated usage;To evaluate the role of acetic acid application in obtaining dry ears in CSOM. To corelate the efficacy of acetic acid application with microbiological culture sensitivity reports . Timepoint: study will be conducted for a period of 2 years.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactA. GRAHALAKSHMI

SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre

graha710@gmail.com7598438590

Outcome results

None listed

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