NCT01553110

An Observational Study to Evaluate The Relationship of Nasal Mucus Properties and Symptoms

An Observational Study to Evaluate The Relationship of Nasal Mucus Properties and Symptoms in Acute Rhinosinusitis.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 41 (actual)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a study to learn more about the common cold from studying the nasal secretions produced during a cold or episode of allergic rhinitis.

Detailed description

This study involves collecting and analyzing nasal mucus to see if there are changes in mucus properties during the course of a cold or episode of allergic rhinitis. Outcome measures include SNOT20 questionnaire, nasal secretion collection, acoustic rhinometry on the fifth and fourteenth day of symptoms. The investigators will also collect SNOT20 questionnaires on the tenth and twenty-eighth day.

Conditions

• Acute Rhinosinusitis
• Allergic Rhinitis

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-03-01
• Primary completion: 2018-12-01
• Completion: 2019-04-01
• First posted: 2012-03-13
• Last updated: 2019-04-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States