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The purpose of this study is to determine whether a low salicylate diet will improve the quality of life of patients with Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD).


Clinical Trial Description

Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is clinically diagnosed in patients who suffer from allergy to aspirin, asthma, nasal polyps, and chronic sinusitis. Patients with AERD are often resistant to medical management of nasal polyps, and require multiple endoscopic sinus surgeries to manage recurrences of nasal polyps. Control of AERD can be obtained through aspirin desensitization, which consists of taking aspirin every day. However, there are substantial risks and adverse side effects to taking moderate amounts of aspirin daily. Furthermore, patients experience progressively worsening nasal and respiratory disease even with complete avoidance of aspirin and other NSAIDs.

The active and major component in aspirin/NSAIDs is salicylate, which is also found naturally in some foods. Diet modification is a cost-effective intervention that has the potential to provide long-term remission of AERD. Our study will evaluate whether a low salicylate diet, which is a more cost effective and benign intervention with minimal risks, will improve nasal, sinus or respiratory symptoms, such as congestion, sinusitis, smell, or asthma. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT01540032
Study type Interventional
Source Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Contact Doron Sommer, MD
Phone 905-521-2100
Email ddsommer@hotmail.com
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date February 2012
Completion date February 2013

See also
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