A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial of Management of Recurrent Nosebleeds in Children
Summary
To determine whether the selective application of a combined treatment regimen of silver nitrate cautery and 4 weeks of Naseptin cream is superior to naseptin treatment alone in the management of recurrent paediatric epistaxis.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Placebo Control, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Epistaxis
Intervention
Nasal Cautery
Location
Royal Hospital for Sick Children
Glasgow
Strathclyde
United Kingdom
G3 8SJ
Status
Recruiting
Source
NHS Greater Glasgow Yorkhill Division
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00390663
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous
A disease characterized by the chronic, progressive spread of lesions from New World cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by species of the L. braziliensis complex to the nasal, pharyngeal, and buccal mucosa some time after the appearance of the initial cutaneous lesion. Nasal obstruction and epistaxis are frequent presenting symptoms.
Nasal Lavage Fluid
Fluid obtained by irrigation or washout of the nasal cavity and NASAL MUCOSA. The resulting fluid is used in cytologic and immunologic assays of the nasal mucosa such as with the NASAL PROVOCATION TEST in the diagnosis of nasal hypersensitivity.
Nasal Cavity
The proximal portion of the respiratory passages on either side of the NASAL SEPTUM. Nasal cavities, extending from the nares to the NASOPHARYNX, are lined with ciliated NASAL MUCOSA.
Nasal Provocation Tests
Application of allergens to the nasal mucosa. Interpretation includes observation of nasal symptoms, rhinoscopy, and rhinomanometry. Nasal provocation tests are used in the diagnosis of nasal hypersensitivity, including RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL.
Rhinometry, Acoustic
Diagnostic measurement of the nose and its cavity through acoustic reflections. Used to measure nasal anatomical landmarks, nasal septal deviation, and nasal airway changes in response to allergen provocation tests (NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS).
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