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The effects of oral zinc supplementation on clinical improvement of chronic sinusitis

The impact of elemental zinc on patients with chronic sinusitis and polyposis: single-blind randomized controlled trial study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016092018143N3
Enrollment
44
Registered
2016-11-17
Start date
2014-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Chronic sinusitis and polyposis. Chronic sinusitis, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: In this study 44 patients with chronic sinusitis and polyposis referring to ENT clinic of Loghman hospital were randomly divided into two treatment and control groups. Treatment group
Treatment - Drugs
In this study 44 patients with chronic sinusitis and polyposis referring to ENT clinic of Loghman hospital were randomly divided into two treatment and control groups. Treatment group was treated with
Control group was treated with dexamethasone oral, fluticasone spray (2puff/daily), fexophenadine daily tablet and montelukast daily tablet for six weeks. At the end of sixth weeks, the two groups wer

Sponsors

?Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: allergy to one of the drugs used during the study; zink; oral steroid; fluticasone spra; fexophenadine; montelukast; age <18 years, treatment or consumption antibiotic or steroids in the 3 months before starting of the study, having surgery 3 months before starting the study. Inclusion criteria: all patients with chronic sinusitis and polyposis who had not exclusion criteria.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical state. Timepoint: At the end of sixth weeks. Method of measurement: Lund score.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNader Akbari-Dilamghani

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

nadakari@sbmu.ac.ir+98 21 5541 9005

Outcome results

None listed

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