starfish collaborators

To enrol and randomise a patient please visit the Clinical Trials Unit website.

The trial:

• Inclusion and exclusion criteria at-a-glance
• Summary document
• Protocol document

Getting started:

• Step-by-step guide to setting up a site
• Training video: Intratympanic injection Part 1 – Introduction and consent
• Training video: Intratympanic injection Part 2 – Preparation and local anaesthesia
• Training video: Intratympanic injection Part 3 – Technique
• Training video: AB speech testing

Trial documents:

• Patient Information Sheet
• Participant Treatment Information Leaflet – Oral steroid
• Participant Treatment Information Leaflet – Intratympanic steroid
• Participant instructions for online home hearing tests

To request paper documents or patient headphones contact the Trial Office.

Enhancing patient identification and referral:

• Hearing loss screening app for General Practitioners and Emergency Department staff:

Found in app stores as “STARFISH Hearing Screening App”, HERE for Apple and HERE for Android

Alternatively the app can be accessed online HERE.

• Training for General Practitioners and Emergency Department staff