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Microarray Analysis of Sinus Samples From Patients With and Without Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Maxillary Sinusitis
Interventions
Procedure: Specimen collection
Registration Number
NCT00683371
Lead Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Brief Summary

Mucosal biopsies, endoscopically-guided brush samples of mucus, and a saline lavage taken from the maxillary sinuses of ten CRS patients undergoing sinus surgery are analyzed using three microarrays in order to detect bacteria, fungi and viruses. Ten control patients with normal sinuses will have the same samples taken. The hypothesis is that bacterial, fungal, and viral communities present in the maxillary sinus of patients with CRS are significantly different from those patients with healthy sinuses, and that microorganisms identified in patients with or without CRS will differ from previously published data obtained using other techniques.

Detailed Description

Mucosal biopsies, endoscopically-guided brush samples of mucus, and a saline lavage taken from the maxillary sinuses of ten CRS patients undergoing sinus surgery are analyzed using three microarrays: 16S rRNA PhyloChip (to detect bacteria), MycoChip (to detect fungi) and ViroChip (to detect viruses). Ten control patients with normal sinuses, as assessed by CT scan and a sinusitis-specific survey, will have the same samples taken. The hypothesis is that bacterial, fungal, and viral communities present in the maxillary sinus of patients with CRS are significantly different from those patients with healthy sinuses, and that microorganisms identified in patients with or without CRS will differ from previously published data obtained using other techniques. Comparing diseased and control flora will provide insight into the relative contribution of each pathogen to CRS and may guide the development of future therapies.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria
  • Control patients with any evidence of CRS, by history, survey, or imaging criteria would be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
2Specimen collection10 patients without sinus disease will have three specimens collected from the maxillary sinus during surgery.
1Specimen collection10 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis will have three specimens collected from the maxillary sinus during surgery
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Microbial community profiling using the PhyloChip, MycoChip, and ViroChip will yield vast quantities of data to be reduced in dimensions for interpretation. Pathogens detected in the nasal mucus of patients with CRS will be compared to healthy controls.Immediate Preoperative period.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The presence or absence of a given microorganism will be compared to previously published data obtained using either traditional culture methods or other genomic methods.Immediate preoperative period

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of California, San Francisco, Dept of Otolaryngology-HNS

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San Francisco, California, United States

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