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Compensatory Inferior Turbinate Surgery in Septorhinoplasty

NCT07481045 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-03-18

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Summary

Nasal obstruction is a common complaint among patients undergoing septorhinoplasty. In addition to septal deviation, compensatory inferior turbinate hypertrophy may contribute to impaired nasal airflow. For this reason, some surgeons routinely perform inferior turbinate reduction during septorhinoplasty. However, the necessity and functional benefit of this additional procedure remain controversial.

The aim of this randomized controlled study is to evaluate whether compensatory inferior turbinate surgery provides additional functional benefit when performed simultaneously with septorhinoplasty. Patients undergoing septorhinoplasty will be randomly assigned to either septorhinoplasty alone or septorhinoplasty combined with inferior turbinate surgery.

Functional outcomes will be assessed using both subjective and objective measures. Subjective nasal obstruction will be evaluated using the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale, and objective nasal airflow will be assessed using peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF). Patients will be followed for six months after surgery.

The results of this study are expected to clarify the role of compensatory inferior turbinate surgery in patients undergoing septorhinoplasty and provide evidence regarding whether routine turbinate intervention is necessary in this patient population.

Conditions

  • Nasal Obstruction Septal Deviation Compensatory Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Septorhinoplasty

Standard open functional septorhinoplasty was performed under general anesthesia, including septoplasty, dorsal profile alignment with transverse and lateral osteotomies, tipplasty, bilateral spreader graft placement, and columellar strut grafting. Silicone nasal splints were placed bilaterally and removed after 72 hours.

PROCEDURE

Inferior Turbinate Surgery

Inferior turbinate reduction was performed on the non-deviated side using submucosal radiofrequency ablation followed by turbinate lateralization to improve nasal airway patency.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zülküf Küçüktağ, M.D. · Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
53 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-01
Primary Completion
2025-09-01
Completion
2025-09-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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