Middle turbinate medialisation using a transfixion suture following functional endoscopic sinus surgery: how effective is it in maintaining patency of the middle meatus?

ISRCTN	ISRCTN64097182
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN64097182
Secondary identifying numbers	N0300148808

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Mr T H Malik
Scientific

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
The Royal Blackburn Hospital
Haslingden Road
Blackburn
BB2 3HH
United Kingdom

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Hospital
Study type	Treatment
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Scientific title
Study objectives	Does medialising the middle turbinate with a single transfixion suture after functional endoscopic sinus surgery FESS improve the outcome of surgery?
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Surgery: Nose
Intervention	1. Medialisation of Middle Turbinate with transfixion suture performed 2. Suture not performed
Intervention type	Procedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measure	Pain, nasal obstruction, sense of smell, ante/post rhinorrhoea.
Secondary outcome measures	Size of access of middle meatus, presence/absence of adhesions.
Overall study start date	01/10/2003
Completion date	01/10/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	Not provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteria	Patients undergoing anterior/ posterior ethmiodal FESS +/- Septoplasty.
Key exclusion criteria	Patients in whom middle turbinate has been trimmed, previous septal or middle turbinate surgery.
Date of first enrolment	01/10/2003
Date of final enrolment	01/10/2004

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Blackburn
BB2 3HH
United Kingdom

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
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The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
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Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/06/2005		Yes	No