Tiny study aims to unravel mysteries of stuffy nose disease
NCT ID NCT07528820
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps, a condition causing long-term nasal congestion and breathing problems. Researchers will measure inflammation markers and examine nasal tissue from 10 adults using a steroid spray (budesonide). The goal is to better understand the disease, not to test a new cure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Budesonide (Pulmicort)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide a clearer picture of how inflammation and tissue changes drive chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, potentially guiding better treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early observational study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It aims to gather knowledge, not test a new treatment.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
-
Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
-
Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
19 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Must be ≥19 of age at the time of signing the informed consent form 2. Capable of giving signed informed consent. 3. Having CRSwNP based on clinical symptoms and/or radiographic or endoscopic evidence of inflammation in their upper airways (Diagnosis consistent with EPOS 2020)2 and nasal polyp score (NPS) of at least 2 on each side 4. Not expecting to have surgery within the next 7 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. A history of organ transplantation such as lung transplantation 2. Previously or currently using immunomodulator or allergy medications or (including The allergy medications such as: a) First and second generations of Antihistamines (H1 blockers); b) Oral/Topical Decongestants; c) Oral or systemic corticosteroids; d) Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists; e) Mast Cell Stabilizers. Autoimmune medications such as: a) Systemic Steroids, b) Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) (non-biologic); c) Biologics such as anti-TNF, anti-IL, anti-B cell, anti-T cell; and d) Small molecules. 3. A history of auto-immune diseases such as Rheumatoid arthritis and Systemic lupus erythematosus, 4. Current or past sinonasal or bronchial tumors 5. Currently using systemic or oral corticosteroids (such as Prednisone, Methylprednisolone) 6. Current participation in any interventional treatment trials 7. Diagnosed or suspected malignant or premalignant nasal disease (e.g. Schniderian Papilloma, unilateral nasal polyposis) 8. Fungal rhinosinusitis (CT/Histology), positive Aspergillus skin prick testing and/or positive Aspergillus IgE RAST (Radioallergosorbent) testing 9. Malignant neoplasm within 5 years (from screening) excluding basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin treated with local resection only or carcinoma in situ of the uterinecervix treated locally and without metastatic disease for 3 years. 10. Active bleeding disorders, and/or inability to support interruption to anticoagulant or anti-platelet therapies for nasal biopsy. 11. Severe nasal deformity precluding endoscopic assessment/biopsy of postnasal space 12. Have an acute or chronic infection (excluding that related to CRS) requiring management as follows: 1. Currently on any treatment for a chronic infection such as pneumocystis, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, herpes zoster, or atypical mycobacteria 2. Hospitalization solely for the treatment of proven infection requiring parenteral (IV or IM) antibiotics (antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, or anti-parasitic agents) within 60 days of Day 1 3. Proven severe infection requiring outpatient treatment with parenteral (IV or IM) antibiotics (antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, or anti-parasitic agents) within 60 days of Day 1. Prophylactic anti-infective treatment is allowed. 13. Known positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)\*\* status 14. Known positive Hepatitis B (HB) or Hepatitis C\* status 15. Having clinical evidence of significant unstable or uncontrolled acute or chronic diseases, in the opinion of the principal investigator, could confound the results of the study or put the participant at undue risk 16. Have a planned surgical procedure, laboratory abnormality, or condition that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, makes the participant unsuitable for the study. 17. Have received any investigational agent (that is not approved for sale in Canada) within 60 days of Day 1(Baseline visit) 18. Smoking history; current or former smokers with a smoke history of packs year \>15 19. Subjects with parasitic (helminthic) infection Note: If there is any interested patient who is pregnant, breast-feeding or planning to get pregnant during the study period, and is interested in participation, the principal investigator will share the potential risks with them, as the drug crosses the placenta and is present in breast milk, before they decide to enroll in this study. * As these infectious diseases induce significant and distinct changes to the immune system and inflammatory profile.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Chronic rhinosinusitis (diagnosis), nasal polyposis are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
St Paul's Sinus Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.