Using active anterior rhinomanometry to guide when surgery is needed for nasal obstruction.

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study collects preoperative active anterior rhinomanometry (AAR) measurements in adults scheduled for surgical correction of nasal obstruction to determine whether AAR can independently indicate the need for surgery. Participants are adults with nasal obstruction who underwent rhinomanometry and are scheduled for septoplasty ± turbinoplasty ± rhinoplasty; patients with nasal polyps, certain chronic rhinosinusitis forms, or sinonasal tumors are excluded. Investigators will compare AAR results with clinical findings and standard patient-reported outcome scores (for example VAS, NOSE, SNOT-22) to judge whether AAR alone reliably identifies surgical candidates. The protocol is conducted at a regional hospital in Draguignan, France.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients aged 18 years or older with nasal obstruction (NO).
2. Patients scheduled for surgery: septoplasty ± turbinoplasty ± rhinoplasty for nasal obstruction.
3. Patients who have undergone a preoperative rhinomanometry assessment.
4. Patients consented to participation

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Nasal polyps.
2. Chronic edematous-purulent rhinosinusitis (e.g., cystic fibrosis).
3. Crusting rhinosinusitis (e.g., sarcoidosis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis \[Wegener's\]).
4. Current or previously treated nasal or sinus tumors, or patients undergoing tumor work-up

Where it's running

• Centre Hospitalier de la Dracénie
  Draguignan, Var, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Sophie Lafond
• Email: sophie.lafond@ch-toulon.fr
• Phone: 0483772062

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.