â??NASAL PACKING VERSUS NO PACKING AFTER SINUS SURGERYâ??

â??IS POSTOPERATIVE NASAL PACKING ESSENTIAL AFTER FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY?â??

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2015/01/005387

Enrollment

Registered

2015-01-13

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Chronic rhinosinusitis with or without polyposis

Interventions

Intervention1: No packing: To leave one nasal cavity unpacked after functional endoscopic sinus surgery Control Intervention1: Packing: To place Merocel nasal pack in one nasal cavity after functional

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Bilateral chronic rhinosinusitis with or without polyposis and a Lund-MacKay CT scan score difference of three or less between the left and right sides

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a)Age less than 18 years b)Unilateral chronic rhinosinusitis / nasal polyp c)Previous history of endoscopic sinus surgery d)Severe co-morbidities eg. uncontrolled systemic hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus e)Haemoglobin concentration of less than 10 mg/dl f)Abnormal blood coagulation profile g)Any immunological or systemic disease affecting the nose h)Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. To compare the post operative nasal symptoms between the packed and unpacked side of the same patient after FESS 2. To compare the post operative nasal endoscopic findings between the packed and unpacked side of the same patient after FESS Timepoint: 1. Post operative nasal symptoms will be evaluated everyday for one week after surgery and then on 4th and 12th post op week 2. Post operative nasal endoscopic findings will be evaluated at 1st, 4th and 12th post op week	—

Measure

Time frame

1. To compare the post operative nasal symptoms between the packed and unpacked side of the same patient after FESS 2. To compare the post operative nasal endoscopic findings between the packed and unpacked side of the same patient after FESS Timepoint: 1. Post operative nasal symptoms will be evaluated everyday for one week after surgery and then on 4th and 12th post op week 2. Post operative nasal endoscopic findings will be evaluated at 1st, 4th and 12th post op week

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. To calculate the amount of blood loss from each side during FESS 2. Assessment of surgical outcome Timepoint: 1. Blood loss will be estimated immediately after completion of surgery 2. Surgical outcome will be evaluated at 4th and 12th post op week	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rupa Vedantam

Christian Medical College, Vellore

rupavedantam@cmcvellore.ac.in

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026