Management of Allergic Rhinitis Patients With Nasal Steroids and NeilMed® Sinus Rinse™ System With Isotonic Saline

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

You are being asked to volunteer for a research study. You are being asked to participate in this study because you have completed at least one month of drug treatment with a nasal steroid and allergy testing and still have symptoms. This research study is sponsored by NeilMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The purpose of this study is to compare quality of life outcomes in patients who continue medical treatment plus the use of the NeilMed Sinus Rinse low-pressure pump with saline. Your participation in this study may help to improve the management of patients with allergic rhinitis.

Allergic rhinitis is a common health problem, affecting between 10% and 40% of the world's population. Presently, antihistamines and nasal steroids are the standard treatment for allergic rhinitis. To further clarify these findings, we propose a study comparing the differences in quality of life improvements, by using a series of questionnaires, between subjects electing continued medical management and those electing medical treatment plus nasal wash.

The investigators in charge of the study are Dr. Rodney J. Schlosser and Dr. Shaun A. Nguyen. Approximately 40 patients will be enrolled in this study at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Hospital). You will have the choice of choosing either to receive only medical treatment or to receive medical treatment with nasal wash.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
• Collaborator: NeilMed Pharmaceuticals

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• male or female adults (aged 18-99) diagnosed with rhinitis who have completed one month of pharmacotherapy exclusively with nasal steroids and allergy testing.

Exclusion Criteria:

• male and female adults who have been diagnosed with sinusitis, cystic fibrosis, or immune deficiency or those unable or unwilling to perform saline irrigations for two months.