Turbinate Cauterization in Pediatric Patients With Nasal Obstruction

Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Nasal Obstruction

Sleep Apnea

Treatments

Procedure: turbinate cauterization

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01695967

version 3 03Mar2012

Details and patient eligibility

About

patients will be placed in 2 groups, with or without turbinate cautery ( a surgical method to reduce the size of the skin covered bones in the nose), at the time of adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy. It will compare the amount of nasal congestion for each group with the idea that it will be less if treated with turbinate cauterization. Assessments from baseline to 6 months post procedure will be compared between the two groups.

Full description

To assess if inferior turbinate cautery improves nasal obstruction in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy.

Enrollment

110 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

3 to 16 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

ages 3-16
obstructive sleep apnea warranting adenotonsillectomy
history of daytime nasal obstruction and or mouth breathing
failed medical treatment with either oral anti-histamine or nasal steroid spray.
turbinate hypertrophy on Physical Exam defined by >50% obstruction

Exclusion criteria

<3 or >16
unwillingness to comply with study procedures
congenital head and neck malformations, genetic syndromes, craniofacial anomalies
no evidence of turbinate hypertrophy or symptoms of nasal obstruction
pregnancy or breastfeeding
bleeding disorders
current therapy with coumadin or Pradaxa