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AsthmaNCT01066416

Effects of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Chronic Sinusitis on Asthma Control

A study testing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and medical therapy in people with Asthma and Chronic Sinusitis, run by Endeavor Health at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

It is unknown whether surgical treatment of chronic sinusitis improves asthma control in patients with poorly controlled asthma. This is a randomized trial of surgical plus medical sinus therapy versus medical therapy alone. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Asthma, Chronic Sinusitis
What is being tested?
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and medical therapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
1 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2009to Dec 2010
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Women need one of the following: negative pregnancy test or suitable birth control or post-menopausal status
  • Informed consent and ability to comply with study procedures
  • Patients must meet inclusion criteria for both asthma and sinus disease.
  • In order to qualify for the 6 week run-in, patients must have poorly controlled asthma as defined by the following criteria:
  • Diagnosis of asthma confirmed either by demonstrating a positive methacholine challenge test (defined as a decrease in FEV1 by at least 20%, following administration of 8mg or less of inhaled methacholine) or a positive bronchodilator response (defined as a change from base line of >12% and at least 200ml in either FEV1 or FVC, following administration of a short-acting, inhaled bronchodilator).
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  • Either:
  • Asthma Control Questionnaire score > 1.5 or
  • Use of inhaled rescue ß-agonist >/= 16 puffs per week (excluding use as a pre-medication for exercise; 1 nebulizer treatment = 2 puffs of inhaler) at any time during the past month or
  • >1 hospitalization or unscheduled MD visit in the past 6 months for asthma symptoms or
  • >1 course of oral steroid use in past 6 months or
  • > 2 weeks of systemic steroids in last 6 months.

Who cannot join

  • Current smokers or those with at least a 10 pack-year smoking history
  • Presence of any concurrent diseases that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with participation in the study or that might put the participant at risk

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Evanston Hospital

    Evanston, Illinois, 60201

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About this study

It is unknown whether surgical treatment of chronic sinusitis improves asthma control in patients with poorly controlled asthma. This is a randomized trial of surgical plus medical sinus therapy versus medical therapy alone.

Being tested
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, medical therapy
Medical subject headings
Asthma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Endoscopic Sinus SurgeryProcedure or surgery

  • medical therapyOther

    Subjects will undergo surgery 6 months after randomization

Study groups in NCT01066416
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Medical therapyPlacebo comparatorPatients undergo surgery 6 months after randomization
Receives: Other: medical therapy
SurgeryExperimentalPatients undergo surgery at time of randomization
Receives: Procedure: Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Asthma Control Score

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Feb 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2009
  3. Primary completionNov 2010
  4. Study completionDec 2010

Why it stopped: Insufficient enrollment

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01066416
Sponsor's protocol ID
0001
Status last verified
Jul 2019
First submitted
9 Feb 2010
Last updated
23 Jul 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and medical therapy in people with Asthma and Chronic Sinusitis, run by Endeavor Health at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jul 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Insufficient enrollment). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Asthma Control Score. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jul 2019.

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