Lateral Crural Strut Graft vs Bone-Anchored Suspension for Treatment of Lateral Nasal Wall Insufficiency
Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Nasal Valve Incompetence
In brief
Lateral nasal wall insufficiency is a source of nasal obstruction which plagues many people as the sidewall of the nose collapses due to negative pressure and structural weaknesses of the nose. Bone anchored suture suspension is used by many surgeons to treat it, and involves anchoring the nasal sidewall to the bony rim below the eye. Lateral crura strut graft is another well described and universally used technique involves strengthening lateral crus of lower lateral cartilage of the nose with piece of cartilage. This study aims to compare the two well known and universally used treatments to each other. Based on expert opinions these procedures are both safe and efficient but given lack of randomized clinical trials comparing these 2 techniques, it is difficult to extrapolate which procedure is superior.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03131115
- Run by
- Stanford University
- People needed
- 0
- Starts
- 2016-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-07-17
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Eligible subjects with be healthy, adults with lateral nasal wall collapse with or without septal deviation, turbinate hypertrophy, or narrowed internal nasal valve. They must have failed prior medical management with topical nasal steroid or topical or oral antihistamines. They must be able to read, sign, and demonstrate understanding of the research protocol, including agreement to randomization for treatment of their lateral nasal wall collapse
You may not qualify if…
- All subjects shall be excluded with evidence or history of prior rhinoplasty, immunocompromise, smokers, chronic sinusitis, history of radiation to the head and neck, septal perforation, granulomatous disease, or pregnancy.
Where it is running
- Division of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University — Palo Alto, California, United States
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