Health Condition 1: null- patients with chronic adenoiditis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: medical treatment: Topical nasal steroid spray( fluticasone furoate). 200mcg of fluticasone furoate in two divided doses daily as one spray each nostril morning and evening for 12 weeks
Sponsors
K F KAMMAR
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adenoid enlargement grade 2 & 3. 2. Age between 6-15 yrs. 3. Willing for regular follow up 4. Cases of chronic adenoiditis with or without SOM 5. Patient who give consent for either of the group of treatment 6. Immuno-competent 7. Non recurrent cases 8. Patients co-operative for DNE. 9. Patients eligible for either groups of treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Acute adenoiditis 2. Enlargement of any other components of waldeyer ring other than adenoids 3. Adenoid obstructing choana completely.(grade 1V) and minimally enlarged adenoid (grade 1) 4. Mentally retarded. 5. Recurrence of adenoid after previous surgery & steroid spray. 6. Symptoms of allergy/ high A E C. 7. Rhinosinusitis with post nasal drip
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Adenoid size and presence as assessed by diagnostic nasal endoscopy (DNE). 2. Improvement of signs and symptoms (mouth breathing, snoring, nasal obstruction -VAS, recurrent cold, epistaxis, hyponasal speech) 3. Recurrence & residual disease after treatment assessed by DNE. Timepoint: Three assessment followups during post intervention period 1.one month 2. three month 3. six month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 .Hearing improvement 2. Other Ear symptoms improvement (Earache-VAS) 3. Disappearance of fluid from middle ear 4. Complications of treatment in any of the groups. 5. Any of the treatment groups requiring rescue medication. Timepoint: Three assessment followups during post intervention period 1.one month 2. three month 3. six month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVikram Bhat K
KARNATAKA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Outcome results
None listed