Turbinate Cauterization in Pediatric Patients With Nasal Obstruction

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Conditions studied: Sleep Apnea, Nasal Obstruction

In brief

patients will be placed in 2 groups, with or without turbinate cautery ( a surgical method to reduce the size of the skin covered bones in the nose), at the time of adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy. It will compare the amount of nasal congestion for each group with the idea that it will be less if treated with turbinate cauterization. Assessments from baseline to 6 months post procedure will be compared between the two groups.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01695967

Run by

Eastern Virginia Medical School

People needed

110

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2020-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-19

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ages 3-16
• obstructive sleep apnea warranting adenotonsillectomy
• history of daytime nasal obstruction and or mouth breathing
• failed medical treatment with either oral anti-histamine or nasal steroid spray.
• turbinate hypertrophy on Physical Exam defined by >50% obstruction

You may not qualify if…

• <3 or >16
• unwillingness to comply with study procedures
• congenital head and neck malformations, genetic syndromes, craniofacial anomalies
• no evidence of turbinate hypertrophy or symptoms of nasal obstruction
• pregnancy or breastfeeding
• bleeding disorders
• current therapy with coumadin or Pradaxa

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters — Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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