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A study to compare an operation in nose and non-operative treatment with medicines to find out the better method in relieving nose blockage in patients with bent wall in the centre of the nose.

Comparison of the efficacy of septoplasty with non â??surgical management in improving nasal obstruction in patients with deviated nasal septum- A randomized clinical trial.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/08/009397
Enrollment
140
Registered
2017-08-17
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- GENERAL CONDITION FAIR

Interventions

Intervention1: Septoplasty: Septoplasty is the surgical correction of deviated nasal septum Intervention2: Non surgical management: The medical management of DNS includes nasal decongestants, antihist

Sponsors

NIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients above 18 years of age with nasal obstruction due to DNS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a history of previous septal surgery 2. Septoplasty done for indications other than deviated nasal septum 3. Patients with a strong preference to surgery will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
We expect surgical correction of deviated nasal septum by septoplasty to improve the nasal obstruction better than non-surgical managementTimepoint: 1, 3, 6 months post treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
We expect surgical correction of deviated nasal septum by septoplasty to improve the nasal obstruction better than non-surgical management both subjectively with peak nasal inspiratory flow and objectively with visual analogue scale , sino nasal outcome test-22, nasal obstruction symptom evaluation scalesTimepoint: 140

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactGS DHARANYA

JIPMER

jshegdesirsi@gmail.com9843374639

Outcome results

None listed

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