Effect of Practical Demonstration to Use Nasal Spray and Apply Intranasal Ointment on Epistaxis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Epistaxis
• Interventions: Procedure: Health education with practical demonstration of nasal ointment; Drug: Health Education and practical demonstration of Nasal spray and intranasal ointment

• Registration Number: NCT04217941
• Lead Sponsor: Combined Military Hospital, Pakistan

Brief Summary

To compare the result of verbally educating the parents about method of intranasal antiseptic cream application versus practically educating and demonstrating how to apply cream intra nasally.

Detailed Description

The primary outcome variables was control of epistaxis through history and clinical examination on follow up visits

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-12-01
• Study Completion: 2018-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-12-29
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-03
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• The children of age less than 12 years presenting with anterior recurrent epistaxis

Exclusion Criteria

• o Children with bleeding disorders.

  • Children with liver and renal failure/dysfunction.
  • Children using anti-coagulants.
  • Those children who have gross deviated nasal septum or nasal polys etc.
  • Cases who had history of nasal injuries secondary to trauma.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Health education without practical demonstration	Health education with practical demonstration of nasal ointment	Participants assigned to the control arm received only health education regarding nasal spray and intranasal ointment .
Health Education with practical demonstration	Health education with practical demonstration of nasal ointment	Participants assigned to the intervention arm received health education with practical demonstration of nasal spray and intranasal ointment .
Health Education with practical demonstration	Health Education and practical demonstration of Nasal spray and intranasal ointment	Participants assigned to the intervention arm received health education with practical demonstration of nasal spray and intranasal ointment .

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of epistaxis episodes	0ne month	Success rate was measured on number of epistaxis episodes after treatment. The primary outcome variables was control of epistaxis through history and clinical examination on follow up visit

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CMH Mradan; 🇵🇰 Mardan, KPK, Pakistan