Assessing Improvement in Cognitive Deficit in CRS in Patients Treated With Medical Vs Surgical Management
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Chronic rhinosinusitis presents with a plethora of symptoms including non-rhinologic symptoms
such as depression, sleep disturbances & the more recently recognized cognitive dysfunction.
It has recently been identified that sinus specific treatments such as endoscopic sinus
surgery can improve cognitive outcomes in patients with cognitive deficit secondary to
chronic inflammation in the upper and lower airway. However, it remains to be seen whether or
not offering surgery to these patients at an earlier date has an impact on the degree of
improvement on cognitive function in comparison to patients who have to wait long periods for
their treatment.