The ARHINASD (Allergic Rhinitis in Pediatric Subjects With Nasal Septum Deviation) Project

NCT06139185 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 69

Last updated 2025-09-23

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Summary

Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common inflammatory conditions of the upper airway mucosa, especially in the pediatric population with a prevalence of approximately 25%. It is among the most common chronic inflammatory diseases globally and is caused by IgE-mediated reactions to inhaled allergens, often co-occurring with asthma and causing severe burdens and disabilities worldwide. Allergic rhinitis can in fact seriously compromise the quality of life, significantly influencing school performance, social life and the quality of sleep. It is known that the most common symptoms characterizing allergic rhinitis (itching of the nose, sneezing, rhinorrhea and nasal/sinus obstruction) are partly overlapping with those due to a condition of deviation of the nasal septum and a recent study has shown how 87 % of patients with persistent allergic rhinitis are affected by at least 1 of the 7 types of nasal septum deformity. Deviation of the nasal septum is a very frequent anatomical disorder and is present in up to 48% of children and adolescents in the general population. The deviation narrows the affected nostril canal, reducing the flow of air that passes through the nostrils, predisposing to chronic mucosal inflammation with inflammatory infiltrate and in turn increasing the risk of developing chronic rhinitis and sinusitis. There are no data in the literature that correlate nasal septum deviation with an increased risk of developing allergic rhinitis. Given these premises, the ARHINASD (Allergic Rhinitis in pediatric topics with Nasal Septum Deviation) study was designed with the primary objective of evaluating the presence of allergic rhinitis in a sample of patients with and without deviation of the nasal septum.

Conditions

  • Rhinitis, Allergic

Interventions

OTHER

Data collection

Data collection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federico II University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-01
Primary Completion
2024-01-01
Completion
2024-07-01

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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