Blown Nasal Secretion Measurements in Rhinosinusitis: Repeatability and Validity Compared to Nasal Lavage

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rhinosinusitis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00292851

RP#02-2075

Details and patient eligibility

About

To process blown nasal secretions from subjects with rhinosinusitis and to obtain a specimen by nasal lavage. To investigate the reliability and validity of the measurements we will determine their repeatability and compare them with those of nasal lavage in the same subjects.

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients suffering from rhinitis with our without sinusitis

Exclusion criteria

• unable to provide blown nasal sample