Taste Changes in Acute Otitis Media

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03315156

Enrollment

Registered

2017-10-19

Start date

2018-03-01

Completion date

2019-03-01

Last updated

2017-10-19

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

Conditions

Acute Otitis Media

Keywords

Acute otitis media, AOM, Electrogustometer, EGM, Taste threshold

Brief summary

Detection of taste changes in Acute Otitis Media (AOM) patients.

Detailed description

Methods: Taste assessment will be done using Electrogustometer (EGM). Tongue stimulation will be performed using low currents of up to 100uA. Using the protocol as specified in the EGM user manual. Population: 40 Unilateral AOM patients, aged 8-40. Without chronic otitis media, pregnancy or impaired judgement.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTElectrogustometery

Taste assessment using EGM

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

8 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Unilateral AOM

Exclusion criteria

* Chronic Otitis Media * Pregnancy * Patients with lack of judgment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Taste change in AOM	1 week	change in taste threshold in AOM patients

Contacts

Primary ContactAri DeRowe, MD

arid@tlvmc.gov.il03-6974517

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026