Corticosteroid Therapy for Chronic Rhinosinusitis Without Nasal Polyps (CRSsNP)
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2016-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
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.