Nasal Valve Compromise Clinical Trial
Official title:
Predictive Value of Nasal Dilator Strips for Evaluating Nasal Valve Obstruction as Measured by Post-Operative Rhinoplasty Outcomes
In this study, the study team will investigate the validity and role of nasal dilator strips
(NDS), a novel method to determine the site of nasal valve compromise (NVC), in the
pre-operative evaluation. The method involves placing the strip sequentially at the upper
and lower lateral cartilage and recording the location of the optimal airway based on
patient's subjective symptoms.
Investigators seek to assess surgical outcomes in participants undergoing rhinoplasty based
on pre-operative NDS classification. The Nasal Obstruction and Septoplasty Effectiveness
(NOSE) instrument will be used to evaluate subjective symptoms of nasal obstruction, before
and after the operation and comparing these scores.The results will help determine the
effectiveness and predictive value of NDS in isolating the site of NVC.
In this study, the study team will investigate the validity and role of nasal dilator strips
(NDS), a novel method to determine the site of nasal valve compromise (NVC), in the
pre-operative evaluation. The method involves placing the strip sequentially at the upper
and lower lateral cartilage and recording the location of the optimal airway based on
patient's subjective symptoms.
Investigators seek to assess surgical outcomes in participants undergoing rhinoplasty based
on pre-operative NDS classification. The Nasal Obstruction and Septoplasty Effectiveness
(NOSE) instrument will be used to evaluate subjective symptoms of nasal obstruction, before
and after the operation and comparing these scores.The results will help determine the
effectiveness and predictive value of NDS in isolating the site of NVC.
Additional study aims are to determine the specificity and predictive value of nasal dilator
strips in determining the location of obstruction in patients with nasal valve compromise,
and to assess the role of nasal dilator strips in supplementing or replacing current
approaches for pre-operative evaluation of nasal valve compromise.
The target population for this study is patients at the Emory Aesthetics Center who are
undergoing functional rhinoplasty for nasal valve compromise and obstruction.
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