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

ISRCTN ISRCTN51631856
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN51631856
Secondary identifying numbers N0155168209
Submission date
29/09/2006
Registration date
29/09/2006
Last edited
16/07/2008
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Surgery
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr Hosmar Vinod Prabhu
Scientific

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

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

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study hypothesisWhich nasal pack is less painful on removal?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
ConditionSurgery: Nasal
InterventionMerocel vs Spiggle foam nasal pack
Intervention typeProcedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measurePain on removal of packs
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date05/07/2005
Overall study end date30/07/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants20
Participant inclusion criteriaPatients undergoing routine nasal surgery (either septal or bilateral turbinate reduction or bilateral turbinate cautery surgery) requiring nasal packing
Participant exclusion criteriaPatients with two dissimilar operations on either side of the nose
Recruitment start date05/07/2005
Recruitment end date30/07/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Fairfield General Hospital
Bury
BL9 7TD
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

Own Account, NHS R&D Support Funding

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

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