Allergic rhinitis
Conditions
Interventions
Case series:Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow meter
Sponsors
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Both genders of 18 years and over; 2. Abbreviated Mental Test>=6; 3. Ability to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study; 4. Capability and willingness to comply with the requirements of the protocol.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. With co-existing nasal conditions other than AR, which may affect nasal pathology (nasal polyposis, sinusitis, severe deviations of nasal septum, tumours of the nasal cavity, acute/chronic rhinosinusitis, or any underlying pathology that might affect nasal breathing or nocturnal sleep); 2. With prior nasal surgery eg. surgery performed in nasal cavity, sinuses; 3. History of known sleep disorder, central and obstructive sleep apnoea, narcolepsy, insomnia, patients requiring regular sleep medication and those hypersensitive to applied topical nasal steroids; 4. Respiratory tract infection within the past 30 days; 5. Clinically major cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, neurological, endocrine, immunological, or other major systemic diseases; 6. History of drug or alcohol abuse; 7. On concurrent immunosuppressive therapy or systemic steroid treatment; 8. On other medications that could affect nasal/ocular symptoms, sleep/daytime performance eg. decongestants, anti-inflammatory drugs, oral/long acting inhaled beta-agonist, sleeping pills; 9. On self-prescribed rhinitis or sleep medication; 10. Unable to perform PNIF by himself/herself.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nasal flow and patency; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 7-day sleep diary including information on sleep onset latency, total sleep time, frequency of nightly awakenings, sleep quality, mood, alertness, daytime fatigue etc.;Rhinitis condition scoring;Sleep quality;Objective inferior turbinate gradin; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactMichael Tong
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed