7 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
Rhinosinusitis accounts for 12% of the total antibiotic prescriptions filled in the United States annually; however, the majority of rhinosinusitis cases have been proposed to have a viral etiology, or are capable of spontaneously resolving. This overuse of antibiotics is contributing to the development of antibiotic-resistant human pathogenic bacteria, and increasing patient mortality to previously easily cured diseases. This is also causing an unnecessary financial burden especially for uninsured, rural families. Facial Effleurage (FE) is an osteopathic manipulative therapy that allows physicians an alternative therapy to prescribing antibiotics; however, the only scientific literature on the technique is weak in design and execution. This will be a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to test the ability of FE to reduce symptom severity over time, reduce the cellular infiltrate into the nasal cavity, and to more quickly resolve the symptoms of rhinosinusitis compared to antibiotic treatment. This methodical approach to the efficacy of FE has the potential to impact the treatment recommendations of physicians immediately, and to convince more physicians to prescribe less antibiotics and rely more heavily on FE.
This post-market study aims to compare health outcomes for Recurrent Acute Rhinosinusitis (RARS) patients treated with balloon sinus dilation (BSD) versus medical management alone.
This is a study to learn more about the common cold from studying the nasal secretions produced during a cold or episode of allergic rhinitis.
This study evaluates long-term safety and effectiveness of primary sinus surgery in a real-world population of adults with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) or recurrent acute rhinosinusitis (RARS). This post-market study will evaluate sinus surgery performed using commercially available sinus instrumentation (e.g. sinus balloon catheters, powered microdebriders, manual instruments).
This study will compare the symptom relief provided by 5 cold medicines versus the symptom relief provided by the same 5 cold medicines plus the antibiotic, amoxicillin, in people who have sinus infections. Treatment with amoxicillin may be more effective than treatment with cold medicines alone. Two hundred adult volunteers, aged 18 to 70 years old, with sinus infections will participate in this study for 28 days. Volunteers will receive a 10-day course of either amoxicillin or placebo (substance containing no medication). In addition, all volunteers will receive pain medication, a chest decongestant, nasal decongestants, and cough medicine as needed. Volunteers will be interviewed by telephone on days 0, 3, 7, 10, and 28 following the start of treatment. The study will look at quality of life factors such as change in functional status (ability to perform daily activities) and symptoms, recurrence of the infection, satisfaction with care, and the direct costs of treatment.
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of rimegepant versus placebo in the acute treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with and without nasal polyps.
The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Mucinex D tablets in providing symptom relief when administered as an adjunct to antibiotic therapy in patients with acute respiratory infection.