treatment with STB wound dressing in combination with nasal saline irrigation, after coblation of the inferior turbinates, provides better wound healing compared to nasal saline irrigations only.
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Verkorte titel
Aandoening
Inferior turbinate hypertrophy
Ondersteuning
Onderzoeksproduct en/of interventie
Uitkomstmaten
Primaire uitkomstmaten
• Difference in mean overall nasal VAS symptom score between the two arms after 6 weeks.
Achtergrond van het onderzoek
Rationale: A common complaint within the ear, nose and throat (ENT) practice is nasal obstruction for which surgical treatment is often applied. There is a broad spectrum of etiologies of nasal obstruction, one of which is hypertrophia of the inferior turbinates. Inferior turbinate hypertrophy (ITH) is mostly treated by the use of coblation, a frequently used method in which radiofrequent energy scars the submucosa of the turbinate with shrinkage as result. Postoperatively, patients are instructed to rinse their nose with saline irrigation three times a day, for a period of 6 weeks. During this period patients can experience some minor nasal bleeding, crust formation and sometimes nasal irritation or discomfort. STB™ wounddressing (STB™) is an ointment, already regularly used in the ENT practice, based on medicinal honey that is capable of stimulating wound healing in vivo and has an antibacterial effect in vitro.
Objective: To investigate the additive effect of STB™ application to nasal saline irrigations, in patients who received inferior turbinate coblation by radiofrequency (ITC-RF).
Study design: a single-center single-blinded, randomized, study in 64 subjects with nasal obstruction who received ITC-RF.
Study population: 64 subjects with nasal obstruction based on ITH, who are referred to the outpatient clinic of Isala Klinieken.
Intervention: All subjects will be treated during 6 weeks with nasal saline irrigations with or without the addition of STB™ ointment three times daily.
Main study parameters/ endpoints: VAS symptom score, NL-NOSE scale, nasal endoscopic findings and peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF).
Doel van het onderzoek
treatment with STB wound dressing in combination with nasal saline irrigation, after coblation of the inferior turbinates, provides better wound healing compared to nasal saline irrigations only.
Onderzoeksopzet
Once included participants will receive a questionnaire by means of e-mail once every week, for 6 weeks. Follow-up is thereby 6 weeks. After 20 weeks no more participants will be included.
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Belangrijkste voorwaarden om deel te mogen nemen (Inclusiecriteria)
1. Subjects must have a diagnosis of bilateral ITH for > 6 weeks
2. Patients are capable of undergoing the coblation procedure under local anesthesia
3. Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 70 years.
4. Subjects must be willing to give Informed Consent and adhere to visit schedules.
Belangrijkste redenen om niet deel te kunnen nemen (Exclusiecriteria)
1. Subjects currently treated with anticoagulation other than thrombocyte aggregation inhibitors.
2. The presence of nasal polyps.
3. Known systemic vasculitic and granulomatous disease.
4. Known coagulopathy.
5. Known peanut allergy.
6. AIDS or known to be HIV positive.
7. History of radiotherapy in head and neck region.
8. History of previous turbinate surgery
9. Severe anatomic abnormalities leading to an inability to administer the irrigation solution to one side of the nose (for example a severe septal deviation or a large bullous middle turbinate).
10. Craniofacial malformations.
11. Abnormalities requiring other modality of therapy (obstructive polyps, tumors, infection of dental origin).
12. Subject has a psychiatric, addictive, or any disorder that compromises ability to give truly Informed Consent for participation in this study.
13. Subject may have difficulty in interpreting the questionnaires due to language or cognitive problems.
14. Patient is currently enrolled in other investigational drug trial(s) or is receiving other investigational agent(s).
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| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL8061 |
| Ander register | METC Isala Zwolle : METC190709 |