Effect of Practical Demonstration to Use Nasal Spray and Apply Intranasal Ointment on Epistaxis

Combined Military Hospital, Pakistan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Epistaxis

Treatments: Procedure: Health education with practical demonstration of nasal ointment; Drug: Health Education and practical demonstration of Nasal spray and intranasal ointment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04217941

CMH-06-2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the result of verbally educating the parents about method of intranasal antiseptic cream application versus practically educating and demonstrating how to apply cream intra nasally.

Full description

The primary outcome variables was control of epistaxis through history and clinical examination on follow up visits

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The children of age less than 12 years presenting with anterior recurrent epistaxis

Exclusion criteria

• o Children with bleeding disorders.

  • Children with liver and renal failure/dysfunction.
  • Children using anti-coagulants.
  • Those children who have gross deviated nasal septum or nasal polys etc.
  • Cases who had history of nasal injuries secondary to trauma.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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300 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Health Education with practical demonstration

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants assigned to the intervention arm received health education with practical demonstration of nasal spray and intranasal ointment .

Treatment:

Drug: Health Education and practical demonstration of Nasal spray and intranasal ointment

Procedure: Health education with practical demonstration of nasal ointment

Health education without practical demonstration

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants assigned to the control arm received only health education regarding nasal spray and intranasal ointment .

Treatment:

Procedure: Health education with practical demonstration of nasal ointment