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Surgical Technique

Suture-Septoplasty for Nasal Congestion

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Led By Jayakar V Nayak, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by Stanford University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, month 3
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a less invasive surgery can effectively correct a common issue ENTs see, nasal septal deviation.

Eligible Conditions
  • Nasal Congestion
  • Congenital Nasal Septum Deviation

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, month 3
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, month 3 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) score
Secondary outcome measures
Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT)-22 score

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Suture-SeptoplastyExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants will receive suture-septoplasty technique, and will be followed for three months postoperatively.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stanford UniversityLead Sponsor
2,390 Previous Clinical Trials
17,340,723 Total Patients Enrolled
Jayakar V Nayak, M.D., Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorAssociate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center

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Recent research and studies
Annals of Plastic SurgeryJournal
Comparison of Otoplasty Techniques in the Rabbit Model
Rohrich, Rod J., Ronald M. Friedman, and David L Liland. 1995. “Comparison of Otoplasty Techniques in the Rabbit Model”. Annals of Plastic Surgery. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/00000637-199501000-00009.
The LancetJournal
Septoplasty with or Without Concurrent Turbinate Surgery Versus Non-surgical Management for Nasal Obstruction in Adults with a Deviated Septum: A Pragmatic, Randomised Controlled Trial
van Egmond, Machteld M H T, Maroeska M Rovers, Gerjon Hannink, Carine T M Hendriks, and Niels van Heerbeek. 2019. “Septoplasty with or Without Concurrent Turbinate Surgery Versus Non-surgical Management for Nasal Obstruction in Adults with a Deviated Septum: A Pragmatic, Randomised Controlled Trial”. The Lancet. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(19)30354-x.
Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryJournal
Suture Materials in Otoplasty
Rigg, Bruce M.. 1979. “Suture Materials in Otoplasty”. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/00006534-197903000-00022.
British Journal of Plastic SurgeryJournal
Long-term Survey of Prominent Ear Surgery: A Comparison of Two Methods
Tan, K.H.. 1986. “Long-term Survey of Prominent Ear Surgery: A Comparison of Two Methods”. British Journal of Plastic Surgery. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/0007-1226(86)90100-1.
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