# Effect of Rate (Slope) of Compression on the Incidence of Symptomatic ETD and MEB: a Phase III Prospective Study.

> **NCT04804098** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Northwell Health** · enrollment: 300 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Ear Barotrauma
- Middle Ear Disease
- Ear Diseases
- Pressure Injury
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Middle Ear; Injury
- Middle Ear Barotrauma

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Compression Profile/Schedule: 15 minute Non-Linear compression from start of the daily treatment until treatment pressure is reached (45 fsw)
- **PROCEDURE:** Compression Profile/Schedule: 15 minute Linear compression from start of the daily treatment until treatment pressure is reached (45 fsw)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04804098
- **Lead sponsor:** Northwell Health
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2021-09-20
- **Primary completion:** 2024-10-31
- **Final completion:** 2024-12-01
- **Target enrollment:** 300 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04804098

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04804098, "Effect of Rate (Slope) of Compression on the Incidence of Symptomatic ETD and MEB: a Phase III Prospective Study.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04804098. Licensed CC0.

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