Postoperative Systemic Corticosteroids When Utilizing a Steroid-Eluting Spacer Following Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

80

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2013

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2013

Conditions
Chronic SinusitisEndoscopic Sinus SurgeryPost-operative CareSteroidsDrug-eluting Spacer
Interventions
DEVICE

Steroid-eluting middle meatal spacer (Nasopore (TM) spacer impregnated with 1 cc of 40mg/mL triamcinolone liquid)

All study arms will receive bilateral Nasopore spacers impregnated with 1 cc of Triamcinolone to remain in the nasal cavity for 1 week post-operatively as per usual protocol.

DRUG

Post-op Oral Steroids

Post-operative oral prednisone 20 mg QD x 5 days , then 10 mg x 5 days, as per usual protocol.

Trial Locations (1)

T2T 5C7

Richmond Road Diagnostic and Treatment Centre, Calgary

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Calgary

OTHER

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