Effectiveness of septoplasty.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23394

Enrollment

200

Registered

2013-02-21

Start date

2013-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Septoplasty, i.e. surgical correction of a deviated nasal septum according to the current medical practice. The control group will be a watchfull waiting strategy.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients selected for septoplasty with or without concurrent turbinate surgery according to current medical practice, i.e. symptomatic impairment of the nasal passage due to a septal deviation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients selected for septoplasty due to a septal perforation; 2. Patients with previous septal surgery; 3. Patients who undergo a septoplasty as part of a cosmetic rhinoplasty procedure; 4. Patients with untreated allergic rhinitis or allergic rhinitis unresponsive to medical treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Heath related quality of life measured with the validated Glasgow Benefit Inventory questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. EQ-5D; 2. SNOT-22; 3. Nasal patency measured with 4-phase rhinomanometry; 4. Symptom scores will be determined with the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) Scale; 5. Cost-effectiveness.	—

Contacts

Public ContactC. Hendriks

Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen Department of otorhinolaryngology HP 377 PO Box 9101

M.Rovers@ok.umcn.nl+31 (0)24 3610397

Outcome results