The purpose of this study is to determine whether inferior turbinate surgery during rhinoseptoplasty is effective in improving quality of life and acoustic rhinometry outcomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
50
During rhinoseptoplasty inferior turbinate submucosal cauterization is performed.
During rhinoseptoplasty no intervention is done in inferior turbinates
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Nasal Obstructive Symptoms Evaluation Scale
Specif instrument for evaluation of quality of life related to nasal obstruction
Time frame: 3 months postop
Acoustic Rhinometry
Time frame: 3 months post-op
World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)
quality of life instrument
Time frame: 3 months postop
Rhinoplasty Outcomes Evaluation
quality of life for rhinoplasty patients
Time frame: 3 months postop
Allergic Conjunctivitis
At 90 posoperative day patients were asked if they had allergic conjunctivitis for more than one hour a day on most days, or not.
Time frame: 3 months postop
Nasal Rhinorrea
At 90 posoperative day patients were asked if they had nasal rhinorrea for more than one hour a day on most days, or not.
Time frame: 3 months postop
Nasal pruritis
At 90 posoperative day patients were asked if they had nasal pruritis for more than one hour a day on most days, or not.
Time frame: 3 months posopt
Nasal Sneeze
At 90 posoperative day patients were asked if they had nasal sneeze for more than one hour a day on most days, or not.
Time frame: 3 months postop
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Topic nasal corticosteroid
At 90 posoperative day patients were asked if they were using topic nasal corticosteroid or not.
Time frame: 3 months
Oral antihistamine
At 90 posoperative day patients were asked if they had used oral antihistamine in the past 30 days or not
Time frame: 3 months