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Spectroscopic Evaluation of Middle Ear Infection

Who can join

Up to age 21 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male/ female at all age- newborn to adult.
2. Non- pregnant woman.
3. Diagnose of middle ear infection and plan for surgery procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnant woman
2. Incompetent adults (i.e. individuals with cognitive impairment)
3. No diagnose of middle ear infection and no plan for surgery procedure.
4. Adults with cognitive impairment and children of parents that are cognitively impaired and thus are unable to consent will be excluded from the study.

About the study

Otitis media is more common in young children and it is estimated that 75% of all children experience at least one episode before the age of three. Otitis media is one of the common pediatric diagnoses and recurrent episodes account for the most commonly performed surgical procedure. Despite this a high degree of inaccuracy exists in diagnosis of this condition which depends on subjective assessment of the ear drum via direct visualization using an otoscope. Researchers can use LED-based multi wavelength light absorption and scattering measurements for the analysis of ear drum and the middle ear.

What is being tested

• Spectroscopic otoscope measurements (device)

Sponsor: University of California, Irvine · Participants: 150 · Started: Feb 26, 2021

Contact the study team

• John Weidling, PhD · Phone: 949-824-9613

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04812093

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Ear Infections

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.