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Chronic sinusitis (CRS) is a common inflammatory sinus condition among Canadians. Saline irrigation is an effective therapy used in the management of CRS and is a commonly prescribed treatment in preoperative surgery for people with this condition. Recently, a study performed by a Toronto group in Canada tried to show if there is any significant improvement between using high versus low volume saline irrigation to treat CRS. Despite finding a trend, the number of people with CRS used in this pilot study was not large enough to conclusively declare any difference between the two treatment groups. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a clinical benefit of high volume saline nasal irrigation (HVSI) over low volume saline irrigation (LVSI) in the postoperative period in patients with chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS). This study is part of a multicenter collaborative project initiated by Macdonald et al. (20). A sample size of 176 participants (88 in each condition) is required to achieve data significance. To achieve this, our role is to collect data (plus those of four other Canadian rhinology research centres) from 20 patients and add our findings to theirs to establish an acceptable and significant result. This information would help otolaryngologists, family physicians, and other health care professionals recommend the best post-operative SNI (saline nasal irrigation) device for their patients with CRS.

Inclusion criteria

• Rhinosinusitis

Links

• nct
• ictrp