3D Printing to Improve Nasal Irrigation Outcome

Description

Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been an emerging technology with uses in a wide array of fields. This research aims to use 3D printing as a tool to provide personalized education to maximize treatment efficacy based on the patient's individual anatomy. With increased irrigation to the sinuses, we hypothesize there will be improved patient satisfaction and higher quality of life. The outcomes of this research could lead to a new option for patients who live with chronic rhinosinusitis are not candidates for surgery or are interested in less invasive options. The 3D printed nasal replica is not something that would be implanted, rather it is a hand-held device used specifically for participants to better understand their nasal anatomy.

Conditions

Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps, Chronic Rhinosinusitis Without Nasal Polyps

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been an emerging technology with uses in a wide array of fields. This research aims to use 3D printing as a tool to provide personalized education to maximize treatment efficacy based on the patient's individual anatomy. With increased irrigation to the sinuses, we hypothesize there will be improved patient satisfaction and higher quality of life. The outcomes of this research could lead to a new option for patients who live with chronic rhinosinusitis are not candidates for surgery or are interested in less invasive options. The 3D printed nasal replica is not something that would be implanted, rather it is a hand-held device used specifically for participants to better understand their nasal anatomy.

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3D Printing to Improve Nasal Irrigation Outcome

Condition
Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Columbus

The Ohio State University Eye and Ear Institue, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43212

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP) or Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).
  • * Patients with significant nasal polyps (as determined by a clinician) were excluded upfront due to the unlikeness of irrigation penetration regardless of the head position. Patients with significant atopy, cystic fibrosis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis or other connective tissue disorder, and current pregnancy were also excluded.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Ohio State University,

Study Record Dates

2027-12-30