Epistaxis
Conditions
Keywords
Epistaxis, Randomized control trial, Health education
Brief summary
To compare the result of verbally educating the parents about method of intranasal antiseptic cream application versus practically educating and demonstrating how to apply cream intra nasally.
Detailed description
The primary outcome variables was control of epistaxis through history and clinical examination on follow up visits
Interventions
PROCEDUREHealth education with practical demonstration of nasal ointment
Health education with practical demonstration of medicine was compared to health education without practical demonstration
DRUGHealth Education and practical demonstration of Nasal spray and intranasal ointment
We compared the effect of Health education and practical demonstration for using nasal spray and apply intranasal ointment compared to health education without practical demonstration
Sponsors
Combined Military Hospital, Pakistan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
Single blinded
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* The children of age less than 12 years presenting with anterior recurrent epistaxis
Exclusion criteria
* o Children with bleeding disorders. * Children with liver and renal failure/dysfunction. * Children using anti-coagulants. * Those children who have gross deviated nasal septum or nasal polys etc. * Cases who had history of nasal injuries secondary to trauma.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| number of epistaxis episodes | 0ne month | Success rate was measured on number of epistaxis episodes after treatment. The primary outcome variables was control of epistaxis through history and clinical examination on follow up visit |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed