Nasal Outcomes Using Saline Irrigations After Endonasal Pituitary Surgery
ConditionPituitary Tumor
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age19-85
SponsorLori Wood
About this trial
This is a prospective, single-blinded, multicenter study evaluating the benefit of sinonasal irrigations following endoscopic pituitary surgery. The goal of this study is to create practice changing guidelines with objective data highlighting the importance of irrigations on postoperative outcomes for pituitary surgery.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adult patient undergoing endoscopic surgery for resection of pituitary tumors
nonfunctioning adenoma
acromegaly
prolactinoma
Disqualifiers
Active sinus infection
Allergic rhinitis
Asthma
Vascular or inflammatory disease
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Nasal saline irrigation
Treatment groups
140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Lori Wood
Lead sponsor
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Sponsor institution
Barrow Brain and Spine
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov