Double blind placebo controlled trial to evaluate whether the routine use of nasal irrigation with mupirocin is more effective than saline irrigations alone in reducing symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis in the early postoperative period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
68
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, ENT Dept
Miami, Florida, United States
Quality of Life in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients
Measuring the quality of life in chronic rhinosinusitis through completion of a questionnaire named SNOT 20 ( 20 questions for Sino-Nasal Outcome Test) Snot20: Scale 1 to 5 for 20 symptoms numbered below where 5 is the worst symptom. Total SNOT is scale from 0-100 where 100 is the worst. The following are the elements: 1\. need to blow 2. sneezing 3. runny nose 4. cough 5. postnasal drip 6. Thick nasal discharge 7. Ear fullness 8. Dizziness 9. Ear pain 10. facial pain/pressure 11. difficulty falling asleep 12. wake up at night 13. lack of a good night's sleep 14. wake up tired 15. Fatigue 16. Reduced productivity 17. Reduced concentration 18. frustrated/ restless/irritable 19. sad 20. Embarrassed
Time frame: 3 months
Quality of Life in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients
Measuring the quality of life in chronic rhinosinusitis through completion of a questionnaire named Visual Analog Scale for Nasal Obstruction/Congestion. VAS for nasal obstruction is scale from 0 to 100 where 100 mean worse.
Time frame: 3 months
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