Randomized, placebo-controlled evaluation of Cerumenex and Murine earwax removal products
| Autor: | Peter J. Conroy, G. Michael Wall, Peter S. Roland, Rekha Garadi, Gail Hogg, Debbie Eaton, Laura LaFontaine, Susan L. Potts, Robert D. Gross |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Chlorobutanol Male medicine.medical_specialty Cerumen removal medicine.medical_treatment Therapeutic irrigation Carbamide Peroxide Placebo law.invention Surface-Active Agents Randomized controlled trial Double-Blind Method law Occlusion Medicine Humans Urea Ear canal Therapeutic Irrigation Saline Aged Irrigation procedure Cerumen business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Surgery Peroxides Drug Combinations medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Otorhinolaryngology Ethanolamines Female business Peptides |
| Zdroj: | Archives of otolaryngology--headneck surgery. 130(10) |
| ISSN: | 0886-4470 |
| Popis: | Objective To evaluate the efficacy of 2 ceruminolytic products, Cerumenex Eardrops (Purdue Frederick Company, Norwalk, Conn) and Murine Ear Drops (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill), in subjects with partial or complete occlusion of the ear canal due to cerumen. Design Randomized, subject- and observer-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. Setting Corporate research clinic. Participants From among 230 volunteers screened, 74 subjects (age, 22-66 [mean, 45] years) were enrolled in the study. Participants had baseline occlusion levels of mild (n = 10), moderate (n = 26), or complete (n = 38) impairment of tympanic membrane visualization. Interventions Subjects were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatments: Cerumenex (10% triethanolamine polypeptide oleate-condensate), Murine (6.5% carbamide peroxide), and a placebo, BSS Sterile Irrigating Solution (Alcon Laboratories Inc, Ft Worth, Tex). The test medication was instilled into 1 occluded ear for up to two 15-minute applications. Following the treatment, the subject's ear was irrigated with 50 mL of lukewarm water delivered at low pressure via a WaterPik irrigator equipped with a Grossan irrigator tip. Main Outcome Measure The degree of occlusion, measured against a previously established 4-point scale, was assessed and recorded at baseline and after each instillation and irrigation procedure. Results Neither Cerumenex nor Murine was superior to saline placebo. By the end of treatment, 29.2%, 15.4%, and 41.7% of subjects treated with Cerumenex, Murine, and placebo, respectively, experienced resolution of cerumen occlusion. These values were not statistically significantly different from one another. Conclusion The currently marketed ceruminolytic products, Cerumenex and Murine, are no more effective than a saline placebo in removing earwax. |
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