Type and Frequency of Nasal Irrigation in Rhinosinusitis Patients
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-12-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Rhinosinusitis is a common clinical problem with significant morbidity which alters patients'
quality of life that has its effect on 1 out of 7 adults. It has been found that
rhinosinusitis accounts for almost 26 million clinics and emergency visits per year in United
states .Nasal irrigation is standard management used to treat a variety of sinonasal
diseases. Furthermore, nasal irrigation decreases the need of usage other medications in
rhinosinusitis .Hence, it is considered safe, inexpensive, and easy to use with no evidence
of major adverse effects .Up to our knowledge, there is no clear guideline in which type
(isotonic saline vs hypertonic saline) and frequency (times per day) of nasal irrigation are
superior and better.