Clinical trials: Endonasal Surgery
Skull Base, Pituitary
Forces During Skull Base Surgery
This study is designed to measure forces applied using standard surgical instruments at the skull base during resection of skull base lesions.
- Conditions
- Skull Base, Pituitary, Robotics, Endonasal Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT01705821
- Testing
- Use of force sensing surgical curette, Removal of pituitary tumor using modified curette
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Skull Base Neoplasms
ICG Use in Angiography for Nasoseptal Flap Harvest
This is a feasibility study in which indocyanine green (ICG) will be administered during routine expanded endonasal approach (EEA) for cranial base pathologies in which a nasoseptal flap harvest will be necessary.
- Trial name
- ICG (NCT02117310)
- Testing
- indocyanine green
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Acromegaly
A Pilot Study of Pre- and Post-operative Use of Somatuline Depot.
If someone is diagnosed with a pituitary tumor that causes acromegaly (too much growth hormone) the treatment is to have it surgically removed. This study has two phases.
- Trial name
- NCT01861717
- Testing
- lanreotide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Saint John's Cancer Institute
Empty Nose Syndrome
Trigeminal Endonasal Perception: A Predictor for Septoplasty Outcome
This study investigates wether patients with increased trigeminal perception threshold and low expression of TRP channels have more often nasal blockage despite functionally successful nasal surgery (TRP channel = transient…
- Trial name
- NCT02230423
- Testing
- Nasal surgery
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Anesthesia
Nasal Desmopressin Versus Topical Epinephrine in Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy
Dacryocystorhinostomy aims to create a channel between the lacrimal sac and nasal mucosa to relieve nasolacrimal duct occlusion.
- Trial name
- NCT05507476
- Testing
- Desmopressin Acetate Nasal, 10 μg/0.1 ml per spray, Epinephrine topical 1:100,000 Nasal Packs
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University
Pituitary Tumor
Nasal Packing Following Endoscopic Endonasal Pituitary Resection
There is considerable controversy about the use of nasal packing following endoscopic endonasal resection of pituitary tumors as a necessary treatment amongst Rhinology-Skull Base Surgeons.
- Trial name
- NCT03677713
- Testing
- No nasal packing., Nasal Packing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Pituitary Adenoma
Semi-sitting Versus Supine Position in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
This study is to prospectively compare the standard supine (control group) and the semi-sitting position (head elevation of 30°; intervention group) in endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery.
- Trial name
- PosESS (NCT04584866)
- Testing
- Endonasal endoscopic pituitary surgery in semi-sitting position, Endonasal endoscopic pituitary surgery in supine position
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Csf Leakage
Chitosan Scaffold for Sellar Floor Repair in Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery
A 65 year old female participant , right handed, started with progressive bilateral visual loss in her temporal field, over 10 months, the participant underwent an MRI and it was found a sellar lesion that compressed the optic…
- Trial name
- NCT03280849
- Testing
- Implant of bilaminar chitosan scaffold
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Guadalajara
Meningioma, Pituitary Disease
The Impact of Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery on Olfaction
In this study, the research team will investigate the incidence and etiology of olfactory dysfunction following endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, by combining clinical assessments with histomolecular analysis.
- Conditions
- Meningioma, Pituitary Disease, Pituitary Adenoma, Craniopharyngioma
- Trial name
- Endo-Olfact (NCT06874426)
- Testing
- Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Skull Base Neoplasms
Surgical Outcomes of Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Skull Base Lesions.
Aim of this study is to evaluate the surgical and functional outcomes of the extended endoscopic endonasal approach (EEEA) in the management of skull base lesions, including extent of resection, postoperative complications, and…
- Trial name
- NCT07788300
- Testing
- Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Skull Base Lesions.
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Anosmia, Skull Base Neoplasms
Chemosensory Dysfunction and Recovery in Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery
The investigators hypothesize that patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery experience clinically meaningful and modifiable disruptions in postoperative chemosensory function and quality of life, and the…
- Trial name
- NCT05912881
- Testing
- Olfactory training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Chronic Rhinosinusitis (Diagnosis)
The Influence of Blood Pressure Upon the Clarity of Surgical Field in Endonasal Surgery
The work compares the effect of different various values of arterial blood pressure on the clarity of the surgical field in pansinusoperation in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.
- Trial name
- NCT03815435
- Testing
- Controlled hypotension
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
Non-functioning Pituitary Adenoma
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence in Endoscopic Resection of Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenomas
The goal of this study was to determine whether ICG improves outcomes in surgery for non-functioning macroadenomas. The main questions it aimed to answer were: Was gross total resection more frequent? Did ICG use lead to fewer…
- Trial name
- NCT07763236
- Testing
- Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery, Indocyanine Green dye
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Tomislav Felbabić
Skull Base Pathology
Olfactory Function Following Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery
The purpose of this study is to compare a subject's sense of smell before and after endoscopic endonasal surgery to remove a skull base abnormality (i.e.
- Trial name
- UPSIT (NCT02165969)
- Testing
- endoscopic endonasal surgery with UPSIT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ricardo L. Carrau, MD
Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps
Effect of Oral Vitamin D3 on Chronic Rhinosinusitis Treatment in Adults With Lower Vitamin D Levels
The purpose of the study is to test the clinical efficacy of oral Vitamin D3 on Wound Healing in patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyposis and Lower Vitamin D Levels After Endonasal Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT02668861
- Testing
- Vitamin D, Budesonide Nasal Spray
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
Chronic Rhinosinusitis, Nasal Polyps
Influence of Oral Doxycycline on Wound Healing After Endonasal Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis With and Without Nasal Polyposis: a Double-blind Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial
This is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, parallel group, study in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps.
- Trial name
- DOXYPOSTOP (NCT01198912)
- Testing
- doxycycline 100 mg
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Germany
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Pituitary Tumor
Nasal Outcomes Using Saline Irrigations After Endonasal Pituitary Surgery
This is a prospective, single-blinded, multicenter study evaluating the benefit of sinonasal irrigations following endoscopic pituitary surgery.
- Trial name
- NOSE (NCT05659524)
- Testing
- Nasal saline irrigation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Lori Wood
Paranasal Sinus Diseases, Nasal Diseases
Design of an Augmented Reality System by Integration of CT Scan or MRI Data With Endoscopic Images for Video-assisted Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery
The gold standard surgical treatment for benign nasosinus pathologies is endoscopic surgery. This surgery has experienced considerable growth over the last 30 years.
- Conditions
- Paranasal Sinus Diseases, Nasal Diseases, Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases
- Trial name
- NORA (NCT04968561)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Endonasal Surgery, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
In Vivo Imaging of the Olfactory Epithelium Using Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy
This research is being done to better characterize the part of the nose that helps people smell. Currently, the only ways to study smell loss mostly rely on how people report it, rather than being able to see the underlying…
- Conditions
- Endonasal Surgery, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Olfactory Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT07546617
- Testing
- CONVIVO system, Fluorescein injection, USP 10%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Early Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Cancer: the Effect of Surgery vs IMRT
This study is a multicenter RCT to compare 3-year overall survival(OS) rate, progression free survival(PFS),local progression free survival(LPFS),regional progression free survival(RPFS),distant metastasis free survival(DMFS)…
- Trial name
- NCT04215510
- Testing
- endonasal endoscopic surgery, radiation therapy(IMRT)
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 286 people
- Sponsor
- Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University