Does Batten Grafting Improve Nasal Outcomes in Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction?
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNorthwell Health
About this trial
The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of batten grafts plus septoplasty and turbinate reduction (intervention arm) compared to septoplasty and turbinate reduction alone (control arm), both in terms of subjective and objective assessments.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Be age 18 or above
Able to provide written informed consent
Have an indication for batten graft, septoplasty and turbinate reduction according to prevailing surgical practices.
Septal deviation must be present on direct or endoscopic examination
Disqualifiers
Septal perforation
History of previous functional rhinoplasty or sinus or septal surgery
Patients who are selected for concurrent aesthetic/cosmetic rhinoplasty
Untreated allergic rhinitis or allergic rhinitis unresponsive to medical management
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Batten batten graft
- Septoplasty
- Inferior Turbinate Reduction
Treatment groups
96 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
3Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center63901, Poplar BluffMissouri, United States
Lenox Hill Hospital/Staten Island University Hospital10075, New YorkNew York, United States
Staten Island University Hospital10305, Staten IslandNew York, United States
Sponsors and collaborators
Northwell Health
Lead sponsor
Source ClinicalTrials.gov