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3D Printing to Improve Nasal Irrigation Outcome
Sponsor: Ohio State University
Summary
Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been an emerging technology with uses in a wide array of fields. This research aims to use 3D printing as a tool to provide personalized education to maximize treatment efficacy based on the patient's individual anatomy. With increased irrigation to the sinuses, we hypothesize there will be improved patient satisfaction and higher quality of life. The outcomes of this research could lead to a new option for patients who live with chronic rhinosinusitis are not candidates for surgery or are interested in less invasive options. The 3D printed nasal replica is not something that would be implanted, rather it is a hand-held device used specifically for participants to better understand their nasal anatomy.
Official title: 3D Printing for Topical Nasal Corticosteroid Irrigations: a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2021-11-01
Completion Date
2027-12-30
Last Updated
2025-03-21
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Irrigation head position
Patients irrigated their sinuses with once daily 2 mg mometasone using 240 mL NeilMed sinus rinse bottles for 8 weeks. The only factor that varied between groups was the head position patients irrigated in.
Locations (1)
The Ohio State University Eye and Ear Institue
Columbus, Ohio, United States