The Use of Antibiotic Sinonasal Rinse After Sinus Surgery
- Registration Number
- NCT02218307
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Miami
- Brief Summary
Double blind placebo controlled trial to evaluate whether the routine use of nasal irrigation with mupirocin is more effective than saline irrigations alone in reducing symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis in the early postoperative period.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 68
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis
- Undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery
- Age under 18
- Documented adverse reaction to mupirocin
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Mupirocin Mupirocin topical antibiotic Placebo Placebo Placebo control for mupirocin
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of Life in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients 3 months Measuring the quality of life in chronic rhinosinusitis through completion of a questionnaire named SNOT 20 ( 20 questions for Sino-Nasal Outcome Test)
Snot20:
Scale 1 to 5 for 20 symptoms numbered below where 5 is the worst symptom. Total SNOT is scale from 0-100 where 100 is the worst.
The following are the elements:
1. need to blow 2. sneezing 3. runny nose 4. cough 5. postnasal drip 6. Thick nasal discharge 7. Ear fullness 8. Dizziness 9. Ear pain 10. facial pain/pressure 11. difficulty falling asleep 12. wake up at night 13. lack of a good night's sleep 14. wake up tired 15. Fatigue 16. Reduced productivity 17. Reduced concentration 18. frustrated/ restless/irritable 19. sad 20. Embarrassed
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of Life in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients 3 months Measuring the quality of life in chronic rhinosinusitis through completion of a questionnaire named Visual Analog Scale for Nasal Obstruction/Congestion. VAS for nasal obstruction is scale from 0 to 100 where 100 mean worse.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, ENT Dept
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States