NCT05738512

Brief Summary

Both submucous resection and medial flap coblation turbinoplasty are equally effective and safe in relieving nasal obstruction and enabling optimal volume reduction with preservation of function of the inferior turbinate. Coblation turbinoplasty has superior outcomes in terms of better healing and less bleeding, postoperative pain and crusting. Medial flap turbinoplasty is a simple, minimally invasive easy to learn procedure with low morbidity and excellent long-lasting results.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
90

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2020

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2020

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2022

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2022

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 13, 2023

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 22, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

February 22, 2023

Status Verified

February 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

February 13, 2023

Last Update Submit

February 21, 2023

Conditions

Keywords

Inferior turbinate; turbinoplasty; submucous resection; medial flap; coblation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • improvement of nasal breathing

    subjectively assessed preoperatively and postoperatively by using the NOSE scale, objective assessment of the size of the inferior turbinate by endoscope. The inferior turbinate grading system that was applied by Camacho et al was adopted in the current study. It was classified into 4 grades: grade 1 (inferior turbinate occupying 0%-25% of total airway space), grade 2 (occupying 26%-50% of total airway space), grade 3 (occupying51%-75% of total airway space), grade 4 (occupying 76%-100% of total airway space).

    within 6 months after surgery

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Intra-operative bleeding

    during surgery

  • Post operative pain

    within 10 days afte surgery

  • Intra-nasal crustations

    within 3 months after surgery

  • Post-operative healing

    within 3 months after surgery

Study Arms (2)

Medial Flap Coblation Turbinoplasty

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Procedure: Medial Flap Coblation Turbinoplasty

Submucous Resection

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Procedure: Submucous Resection

Interventions

Reduction of the inferior turbinate to manage inferior turbinate hypertrophy

Medial Flap Coblation Turbinoplasty

Submucous Resection

Submucous Resection

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • adult patients with chronic nasal obstruction due to inferior turbinate hypertrophy not responding to the conventional treatment; mainly intranasal steroid spray for 3 months duratoin.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with other causes of nasal obstruction such as chronic rhinosinusitis, sinonasal tumours and nasal septal deflections

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Mansoura University faculty of Medicine

Al Mansurah, 35511, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (8)

  • Omura K, Nomura K, Takeda T, Yanagi N, Kuroyanagi H, Yanagihara T, Tanaka Y, Kojima H, Otori N. How I Do It: Inferior Turbinectomy: Modified Techniques for Submucosal Resection. Allergy Rhinol (Providence). 2021 Aug 9;12:21526567211034736. doi: 10.1177/21526567211034736. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.

  • Farmer SE, Eccles R. Chronic inferior turbinate enlargement and the implications for surgical intervention. Rhinology. 2006 Dec;44(4):234-8.

  • Cavaliere M, Mottola G, Iemma M. Comparison of the effectiveness and safety of radiofrequency turbinoplasty and traditional surgical technique in treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Dec;133(6):972-8. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.08.006.

  • Stewart MG, Witsell DL, Smith TL, Weaver EM, Yueh B, Hannley MT. Development and validation of the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Feb;130(2):157-63. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2003.09.016.

  • Camacho M, Zaghi S, Certal V, Abdullatif J, Means C, Acevedo J, Liu S, Brietzke SE, Kushida CA, Capasso R. Inferior turbinate classification system, grades 1 to 4: development and validation study. Laryngoscope. 2015 Feb;125(2):296-302. doi: 10.1002/lary.24923. Epub 2014 Sep 12.

  • Boezaart AP, van der Merwe J, Coetzee A. Comparison of sodium nitroprusside- and esmolol-induced controlled hypotension for functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Can J Anaesth. 1995 May;42(5 Pt 1):373-6. doi: 10.1007/BF03015479.

  • Lund VJ, Kennedy DW. Quantification for staging sinusitis. The Staging and Therapy Group. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 1995 Oct;167:17-21.

  • Bergmark RW, Gray ST. Surgical Management of Turbinate Hypertrophy. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2018 Oct;51(5):919-928. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.05.008. Epub 2018 Jul 18.

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 13, 2023

First Posted

February 22, 2023

Study Start

March 1, 2020

Primary Completion

March 1, 2022

Study Completion

December 31, 2022

Last Updated

February 22, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations