53 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
Evaluation of treatment of the ethmoid sinuses with the Ethmoid Sinus Spacer and Access system
Chronic rhinosinusitis, a common diagnosis in children, remains a poorly understood disease. Adenoidectomy (surgery to take out the adenoid pads- infection fighting glands in the back of the throat) is performed since the adenoid pad may trap germs that enter a child's body and can get so swollen with bacteria that they become infected themselves. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and adenoidectomy are currently the most common surgeries performed on children with this disease. Another treatment is adenoidectomy and irrigation of the maxillary sinus without FESS. New technology has emerged using a balloon catheter to dilate (open) the sinus passage in addition to the adenoidectomy and irrigation. This study seeks to answer if children with chronic rhinosinusitis who undergo adenoidectomy with balloon dilation of the maxillary sinus passage and irrigation experience improved quality of life outcomes compared to children with chronic rhinosinusitis who undergo an adenoidectomy with maxillary sinus irrigation without dilation of the sinus passage.
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is common disorder which affects up to 13% of the US population. CRS affects numerous Quality of Life (QOL) factors including smell, sleep and communication. The common treatment for medically noncompliant CRS is Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS). As the disease course is generally idle, prolonged medical treatment guidelines are for antibiotic treatment, prescribed accordingly following appropriately obtained nasal cultures, lasting weeks with or without additional topical or oral steroid treatment. While FESS success rate is a general notion, a failure rate of primary FESS is as high as 2-24%2, with a Cochrane review even suggesting that FESS though a safe procedure is of no benefit more than medical management. With that in mind as we address the failed FESS, new bacteria emerge. The new bacteria in CRS are Coagulase-negative staphylococci were the most common isolates (36%), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (25%), Streptococcus viridans (8.3%), Corynebacterium (4.6%), and anaerobes (6.4%). Patients not relieved by primary FESS demonstrate a significant rise in Pseudomonas and MRSA bacteria positive cultures. Moreover surgical success for patients with Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa positive cultures is usually reduced. Bacterial killing, by usage of light-activated agents such as Indocyanine Green (ICG) with exposure to the specific wavelength, eventually produces bacterial killing. Mechanisms primarily involved are production of reactive oxygen species (i.e. singlet oxygen and free radicals) which can then kill bacteria. ICG by itself does not have any bacterial killing effect. Low level laser therapy (LLLT) was shown to be effective as a bactericidal by single and multiple wave exposures. The study purpose is to treat CRS with an alternative to antibiotics, thus sparing volunteers from prolonged antibiotics use and its possible side effects, not to mention the cost and growth of resistant bacteria. We believe that by combining ICG with light or even by light alone we can produce you a beneficial effect. Although this has been shown to kill bacteria in lab or animal studies it is still investigational for humans. The study will have two arms: ICG + laser and laser only arm. ICG will be applied locally in the nasal passage (internally) followed by laser activation with a power setting of 6W. The laser will be activated with a diffuser mode meaning light of a specific known wavelength will be delivered evenly in the nasal cavity and not as a beam. Laser only treatment plan will be the same only without ICG. Volunteers will be assigned to one of the groups randomly meaning you have a 50% chance of enrolling to each treatment group. Volunteers will not know to which group. Weekly visits with a total of three visits will follow. With each visit Volunteers will receive additional treatment as the initial treatment was and a nasal culture will be taken. Volunteers will have to fill a questionnaire with each visit.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Reslizumab is effective for the treatment of chronic sinusitis.
The objectives of this study would be to determine the most effective treatment for children with PCRS and asthma who fail medical management.
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the effect of verekitug (UPB-101) on the endoscopically determined size and extend of nasal polyps in participants with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and to assess the safety and tolerability of verekitug (UPB-101) compared to placebo.
The purpose of this randomized study will be to determine whether topical probiotic sinus irrigations are more effective compared to saline sinus irrigation controls in the treatment of active CRS in patients who have had prior sinus surgery based on subjective and objective outcome measures.
Multicenter, phase III, randomized, blinded, controlled, parallel group.
Multicenter, phase III, randomized, blinded, controlled, parallel group with safety extension phase with crossover or continued treatment.
This study will assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of two LYR-220 designs in symptomatic adult chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) subjects who have had a prior functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
The overarching objective of this study is to determine the clinical effectiveness of dupilumab for the treatment of CRS that includes several potential disease endotypes with the exclusion of the nasal polyp cluster that has previously been determined. The additional information gained from secondary and exploratory outcomes will help provide important insight for applied research studies and may also provide practical guidance to clinicians on how to select patients for treatment.
The purpose of this study is to learn whether there is a difference in postoperative (after surgery) endoscopic appearance of the sinus cavities (the way that the sinuses look through a camera) between sinuses that receive one of two types of resorbable steroid eluting sinus packing (a sponge-like material which dissolves within several days while releasing a steroid): 1) Propel Implant or 2) Nasopore soaked with triamcinolone at the time of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for chronic rhinosinusitis.
This study is intended to assess the impact of a 90 day course of high volume budesonide irrigations for patients who have failed other medical therapy and assessing the impact of the budesonide irrigations on the need for sinus surgery.
To assess the efficacy of intra-sinus installation of a poloxamer gel that releases antibiotics and corticosteroids topically after balloon sinuplasty in chronic sinusitis patients with or without polyps. This is a single-blinded Randomized Control Trial study, in which every patient receives active gel on one side and placebo on the other (L or R to be randomly selected).
The objectives of this study would be to determine the most effective management for pediatric patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma who fail medical management. The Sinus and Nasal Quality of Life Survey (SN-5), a validated tool, will be used to track symptoms of pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis. A decrease in at least 0.5 is felt to represent an improvement in symptom control. In this study, the SN-5 at one year post intervention will be the primary endpoint. Secondary endpoints include complications, revision surgery, and post operative endoscopy scores.
The purpose of this investigation is to conduct a randomized controlled trial within a subgroup of difficult-to-treat patients with CRS, evaluating the use of topical xylitol treatment concurrently with topical steroid/antibiotics combination in the effort to disrupt biofilms and improve disease control. The effectiveness of topical surfactants is a research gap in treating CRS but has promising correlates in other medical fields. Specifically, the investigators will be studying the effect of topical xylitol therapy on biofilm production with the use of PCR bacterial sequencing before and after medical intervention.
Verapamil is an L-type calcium channel blocker(CCB) which has been shown to reduce inflammation in a variety of tissues. Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is characterized by eosinophilic inflammation as well as P-gp overexpression. A previous trial of oral Verapamil showed preliminary efficacy for the treatment of CRSwNP. The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intranasal Verapamil in CRSwNP. The study was initially approved as a Phase Ib/II, but only the Phase Ib portion was completed as part of this protocol.
A prospective, single arm, multicenter study designed to demonstrate that the Sinopsys® Lacrimal Stent can safely create transcaruncular access to the ethmoid sinus to enable sinus irrigation and reduce symptoms in patients with moderate to severe chronic rhinosinusitis.
Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common disease that effects millions of people world wide. Despite its frequency it is unclear what treatment options are the best for these patients. Typically patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP) are given a long term antibiotic (3 weeks), nasal steroid sprays, saline nasal irrigation and occasionally oral steroids. Oral steroids benefit patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) however their role in non polyp patients is less clear. It is the goal of this study to see if oral steroids benefit the treatment outcomes in those patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps. In addition this study will look to see if a short course (5 day burst) versus a longer course (21 day taper) of oral steroids make a difference in outcomes.
The goal of this research project is to explore the impact of the addition of budesonide to high-volume, low-pressure nasal sinus saline irrigation (aka "Neti-Pot"-type systems) for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps.
The Department of Otolaryngology at Mount Sinai is looking for adults with sinus disease with polyps, otherwise called chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). Patients may be eligible to enroll in a study offering a cutting-edge therapy to help reduce symptoms and avoid surgery. The treatment combines an antibiotic (doxycycline) with oral steroids. Oral steroids are the mainstay of medical management for patients with CRSwNP. However, recent studies have shown that doxycycline helps improve symptoms as well by reducing inflammation and killing common bacteria that can cause symptoms. This study is the first to evaluate this combination regimen.
This study will assess the effectiveness of MEDIHONEY® sinus rinses (alone or in combination with intranasal corticosteroids) vs. intranasal corticosteroid sinus rinses on mucosal healing and polyp recurrence in the post-operative period following functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
This is a cross-sectional, non-interventional study, consisting of three study arms, (1) Full Characterization (AIMS-Full), (2) Surgery Arm (AIMS-OR), and (3) Mucus Collection (AIMS-M). Participants will be recruited and enrolled in either AIMS-Full or AIMS-OR (based on participant availability). Participants who complete the initial characterization study (either AIMS-Full or AIMS-OR), may also go on to participate in the AIMS-M arm, which focuses mainly on sample collection. Participants who choose not to participate in either characterization arm are able to enroll directly into AIMS-M for sample collection only.
Verapamil is an L-type calcium channel blocker(CCB) which has been shown to reduce inflammation in a variety of tissues. Verapamil has also been shown to improve eosinophilic inflammation in an animal model of asthma and also functions as a P-glycoprotein(P-gp) inhibitor. A major subtype of chronic rhinosinusitis(CRS) is characterized by eosinophilic inflammation as well as P-gp overexpression. The goal of this study is to therefore see whether Verapamil may be used to treat CRS.
The RESOLVE II Study is a randomized, single-blind, parallel arm, concurrently controlled, multicenter study with 300 chronic sinusitis patients who had prior endoscopic sinus surgery but present with recurrent sinus obstruction.
The purpose of this study is to determine the best duration(3 versus 6 weeks) of antibiotics as part of maximal medical therapy for treating chronic sinusitis and thus preventing patients from having to have sinus surgery. The hypothesis is that in the context of maximal medical therapy 3 weeks of antibiotics is not worse than 6 weeks of antibiotics at successfully treating chronic sinusitis.
This post-market study aims to compare health outcomes for Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients treated with balloon sinus dilation (BSD) versus continued medical management.
The purpose of this study is to determine the most effective route to administer steroids to patients with chronic sinusitis, specifically a type of chronic sinusitis not associated with nasal polyps (CRSsNP). The investigators would like to better understand whether orally administered steroids results in superior results when compared with nasally sprayed steroids. The investigators propose to test the hypothesis that for patients with radiographically proven CRSsNP, routine medical therapy consisting of a short course of systemic corticosteroids is superior to topical corticosteroids for relieving inflammation and the symptoms of CRS.
This research study will be completed by enrolling a prospective, observational cohort study to evaluate medical versus surgical treatment outcomes for chronic sinus disease. This investigation will compare quality of life outcomes between each treatment type, as well as measure cellular and molecular markers of inflammation in the sinus mucosa, to create models that predict improvement in quality of life following treatment.
Despite the common use of oral steroids in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), the natural history and efficacy of this treatment modality has not been fully elucidated. Specifically, patients who have undergone prior ESS and have recalcitrant CRS, the natural history of endoscopic improvement and quality of life (QoL) outcomes, following an oral steroid taper, is poorly defined. The purpose of this non-randomized single-arm clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an oral steroid taper in improving endoscopic grading, QoL, and olfactory function as well as defining the duration of improvement, in patients with recalcitrant CRS with prior endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS).