A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Merocel and Foam Nasal packs after Routine Nasal Surgery

ISRCTN	ISRCTN51631856
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN51631856
Protocol serial number	N0155168209
Sponsor	Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Funders	Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (UK), Own Account, NHS R&D Support Funding

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Mr Hosmar Vinod Prabhu
Scientific

Fairfield General Hospital
Rochdale Old Road
Bury
BL9 7TD
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 01617646081
Email	hvinodprabhu@hotmail.co.uk

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	Which nasal pack is less painful on removal?
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Surgery: Nasal
Intervention	Merocel vs Spiggle foam nasal pack
Intervention type	Procedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measure(s)	Pain on removal of packs
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	30/07/2006

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	20
Key inclusion criteria	Patients undergoing routine nasal surgery (either septal or bilateral turbinate reduction or bilateral turbinate cautery surgery) requiring nasal packing
Key exclusion criteria	Patients with two dissimilar operations on either side of the nose
Date of first enrolment	05/07/2005
Date of final enrolment	30/07/2006

Fairfield General Hospital

Bury
BL9 7TD
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/09/2007		Yes	No