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Hot Saline Irrigation Study

NCT01717274 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2016-04-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Many methods have been used to reduce bleeding during sinus surgery (FESS) in order to allow for the best surgical view and to reduce risk while in surgery.

Warm irrigation fluid is believed to accelerate the clotting mechanism in the human body. The investigators would like to determine if hot saline irrigation (HSI) compared to room temperature saline irrigation (RTSI) can control bleeding during FESS.

The hypothesis is that HSI is more effective than RTSI in reducing intraoperative bleeding during FESS.

Conditions

  • Sinusitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Hot saline irrigation

The surgical field is flushed with 20 cc of hot saline (45-50 degrees Celsius) at five minutes intervals. This is in contrast to the standard of care, room temperature (20-25 degrees Celsius) saline irrigation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Paul's Hospital, Canada

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amin R Javer, MD, FRCSC, FARS · St Pauls Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2015-03-31
Completion
2015-04-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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