A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Merocel and Foam Nasal packs after Routine Nasal Surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN51631856

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-29

Start date

2005-07-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Surgery: Nasal Surgery Nasal

Interventions

Merocel vs Spiggle foam nasal pack

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing routine nasal surgery (either septal or bilateral turbinate reduction or bilateral turbinate cautery surgery) requiring nasal packing

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with two dissimilar operations on either side of the nose

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain on removal of packs	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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