Effectiveness of septoplasty.
- Conditions
- - septoplasty- effectiveness- nasal septum- randomised trial- quality of life- cost
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23394
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Patients selected for septoplasty with or without concurrent turbinate surgery according to current medical practice, i.e. symptomatic impairment of the nasal passage due to a septal deviation.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients selected for septoplasty due to a septal perforation;
2. Patients with previous septal surgery;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Heath related quality of life measured with the validated Glasgow Benefit Inventory questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. EQ-5D;<br /><br>2. SNOT-22;<br /><br>3. Nasal patency measured with 4-phase rhinomanometry;<br /><br>4. Symptom scores will be determined with the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) Scale;<br /><br>5. Cost-effectiveness.