Maxillary Sinus Irrigation in the Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Sinusitis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Sinusitis focused on measuring chronic rhinosinusitis, sinus irrigation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Chronic (over 3 months) maxillary and ethmoidal rhinosinusitis (verified by a CT scan) Over 18 years of age Signed informed consent Not participating in another clinical study Exclusion criteria: A previous sinonasal surgery or craniofacial trauma Isolated frontal or sphenoidal sinusitis Immunosuppressed (diabetes, cancer, etc.) Craniofacial deformity Allergic fungal sinusitis Nasal polyposis Rhinosinusitis of dental origin Bleeding tendency (e.g., chronic coumadin treatment) Patients participating in other clinical study Patients with penicillin allergy Patients with Augmentin resistant bacteria in cultures
Sites / Locations
- Carmel MC
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
1
2
The Investigational arm is treated with sinus irrigation with normal saline 0.9% and intravenous antibiotics of Augmentin 1 gram 3 times a day for 4 days, and then per os (PO) Augmentin 875mg twice a day (BID) for another 10 days. The treatment is done while the patient is admitted to the otolaryngology - head and neck surgery department.
The control arm is treated with the same intravenous antibiotics of Augmentin 1 gram 3 times a day for 4 days, and then per os (PO) Augmentin 875mg twice a day (BID) for another 10 days. There is no sinus irrigation with normal saline for this arm. The treatment is done while the patient is admitted to the otolaryngology - head and neck surgery department.