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Day-case versus in-patient stapes surgery for otosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial.

To investigate hearing improvement following day-case stapes surgery compared to in-patient stapes surgery and the effect of both methods on quality of life, cost-effectiveness and complication rates (mainly tinnitus and vertigo).

Comparison of stapes surgery with and without a vein graft in patients with otosclerosis: a randomised controlled trial

To investigate which surgical technique (with or without vein graft interposition) is most (cost-)effective in patients with otosclerosis in terms of the average postoperative air-bone gap (ABG) closure, individual air and bone conduction thresholds…

Single-stage bone-anchored hearing implant surgery in the pediatric population using the BHX implant

To compare implant loss between single-stage BAHI surgery (test group) and two-stage BAHI surgery (control group) in children. Furthermore, to compare soft tissue status, time to loading and duration of surgery between groups.

Topical or oral antibiotics for children with acute otitis media presenting with ear discharge?*

To establish the clinical and cost-effectiveness of antibiotic-corticosteroid eardrops as compared with oral antibiotics in children with AOMd.

Single-stage bone-anchored hearing implant surgery in the pediatric population using the BI300 implant

To compare implant loss between single-stage BAHI surgery (test group) and two-stage BAHI surgery (control group) in children. Furthermore, to compare soft tissue status, time to loading and duration of surgery between groups.

Effectiveness of analgesic ear drops as add-on treatment to oral analgesics in children with acute otitis media: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

To investigate whether analgesic ear drops added to usual care (oral analgesics with/without antibiotics) provide superior ear pain relief over usual care in children presenting to primary care with ear pain and diagnosed with AOM .