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The objectives of this study would be to determine the most effective management for pediatric patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma who fail medical management. The Sinus and Nasal Quality of Life Survey (SN-5), a validated tool, will be used to track symptoms of pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis. A decrease in at least 0.5 is felt to represent an improvement in symptom control. In this study, the SN-5 at one year post intervention will be the primary endpoint. Secondary endpoints include complications, revision surgery, and post operative endoscopy scores.
The purpose of this study is to compare how two different post-surgical treatments that both deliver steroids to the frontal sinus opening affect your healing after frontal sinus surgery.
Chronic rhinosinusits (CRS) is common disease with reports of prevalence ranging from 4-16% in the western population. The main outcome measure for chronic disease treatment, such as CRS, is quality of life. Several large multi-institutional studies have shown that improvement in disease specific Quality of life was greater in patients who had surgery for their CRS with polyps. The timing of surgery in these patients has not been well studied but it is generally agreed upon that surgical candidates much had failed medical management. The definition of medical management varies greatly but usually includes some form of nasal or oral steroids and a prolonged ( >10 days) course of antibiotics. Another known way to improve QOL is through education and individualized optimization. This has been utilized successfully in other fields with good success and improved QOL. Similar studies looking at combining non-surgical optimization and education have not been performed in CRS. This study aims to address this potential area for improvement in patient quality of life outcomes. Investigators plan to assess the potential role for pre-operative non-surgical medical and educational optimization in CRS standard of care treatment.
Verapamil is an L-type calcium channel blocker(CCB) which has been shown to reduce inflammation in a variety of tissues. Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is characterized by eosinophilic inflammation as well as P-gp overexpression. A previous trial of oral Verapamil showed preliminary efficacy for the treatment of CRSwNP. The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intranasal Verapamil in CRSwNP. The study was initially approved as a Phase Ib/II, but only the Phase Ib portion was completed as part of this protocol.
The study is designed to evaluate if addition of the steroid to the spacer / stent will improve healing after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) compared to spacer without drug.
Antibody deficiencies and complement deficiencies are the most frequent Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) in adults, and are associated with greatly increased susceptibility to recurrent and/or severe bacterial infections - especially upper and lower respiratory tract infections and meningitis. The literature data suggest that PIDs are under-diagnosed in adults. The current European and US guidelines advocate screening adults for PIDs if they present recurrent benign especially upper and lower respiratory tract infections, or if they have experienced at least two severe bacterial infections and/or have a recurrent need for intravenous antibiotics. The objective of the demonstrate the interest of PIDs screening in adult patients who present such recurrent infections and/or after the first severe bacterial infection, especially when the patients do not present with known, etiologically relevant comorbidities.
Patients with cystic fibrosis frequently develop chronic rhinosinusitis. Bacterial colonization is facilitated by a reduced mucociliary function and some previous studies suggest that the microbiology of the upper airways might influence the microbiology of the lower airway. The aim of this randomized control study is to demonstrate efficacy of antibiotic delivered by nebulized sonic aerosol therapy to decrease the bacterial load in sinuses and medium ostia and to improve the sino-nasal symptoms and endoscopic scores, quality of life and lung function
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the physiologic response of quinine-saline irrigations for acute exacerbation of uncomplicated chronic rhinosinusitis following endoscopic sinus surgery. Subjects who have previously had functional endoscopic sinus surgery with acute exacerbation of chronic rhinosinusitis will be randomized to either a quinine-saline or saline-placebo arm. The investigators will measure baseline and follow-up clinical and quality-of-life outcomes for both arms, and then compare the groups at the end of the study period. The investigators' hypothesis is that the participants in the quinine sulfate arm will perform better on all measures as compared to the control arm.
Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is the gold standard surgical intervention for chronic rhinosinusitis that is not adequately controlled with maximal medical therapy. In some patients, underlying inflammation (discharge, edema and polyposis), compounded by inflammation caused by surgical trauma may lead to an uncontrolled healing response, which results in the synechiae formation in the middle meatus (MM). Incidence of synechiae formation varies in literature and ranges between 4-35%. Presence of middle meatal synechiae can impair sinus drainage, promote sinusitis, and limit endoscopic visualization of the sinus cavities postoperatively. This may result in difficulty in performing postoperative routine endoscopic debridement and examination, which is paramount to a successful outcome from ESS. Spacers are often inserted during surgery between nasal mucosal surfaces to prevent synechiae. The aim of this study is to see if a steroid-impregnated spacer is more effective at reducing inflammation after sinus surgery than a Silastic spacer.