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Can a Nasal Decongestant Test Predict Treatment Outcomes in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00618332
Lead Sponsor
University of Chicago
Brief Summary

We hypothesize that those patients with purely seasonal allergic rhinitis will decongest better than those subjects with another cause contributing to their symptoms. These latter patients will not improve as well on an intranasal steroid as those who decongest well, potentially explaining the 60% response rate in prior studies.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1mometasone furoate nasal spray2 weeks of treatment
2placebo2 weeks of treatment
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Global Assessmentat week 2

Global Assessment: 3=significantly improved, 2=moderately improved,

1=mildly improved, 0=no change, -1=mildly worse, -2=moderately worse, and -3=significantly worse

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in RQLQ: EmotionalBaseline and 2 weeks

The RQLQ emotional range: 0-6. Higher scores indicate a worse quality of life.

Changes in RQLQ: EyeBaseline and 2 weeks

The RQLQ eye range: 0-6. Higher scores indicate a worse quality of life.

Changes in RQLQ: OverallBaseline and 2 weeks

The RQLQ is a disease-specific measure of a patient's quality of life. It includes domains that measure nasal and eye symptoms as well as those of activity, sleep, non-nasal/eye symptoms, practical and emotional measures. A scale of 0-6 is used to record the patient responses, with lower scores reflecting a better quality of life. The average score of each domain is calculated as well as an overall domain score reflecting the average of all scores.

Changes in RQLQ: ActivityBaseline and 2 weeks

The RQLQ activity range: 0-6. Higher scores indicate a worse quality of life.

Changes in RQLQ: SleepBaseline and 2 weeks

The RQLQ sleep range: 0-6. Higher scores indicate a worse quality of life.

Changes in RQLQ: Non-Nasal/EyeBaseline and 2 weeks

The RQLQ non-nasal/eye range: 0-6. Higher scores indicate a worse quality of life.

Changes in RQLQ: PracticalBaseline and 2 weeks

The RQLQ practical range: 0-6. Higher scores indicate a worse quality of life.

Changes in RQLQ: NasalBaseline and 2 weeks

The RQLQ nasal range: 0-6. Higher scores indicate a worse quality of life.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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