New study: can a biologic drug help diverse patients breathe better and smell again?
NCT ID NCT05246267
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether adding dupilumab to standard steroid nasal sprays improves symptoms and sense of smell in people with chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps. It focuses on a diverse, mostly minority group of 60 adults. Participants will receive dupilumab injections and be monitored for changes in symptom scores and smell tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dupilumab (a biologic drug given as an injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that dupilumab works well for nasal polyps in a diverse, mostly minority population, helping to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Dupilumab can cause side effects like injection site reactions and allergic reactions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
60 patients with physician-diagnosed CRSwNP, with or without comorbid asthma that meet indication criteria for FDA-approved use of Dupilumab. These patients will be 18 years and older and will have insurance that allows Dupilumab coverage or Dupilumab coverage obtained through "Dupixent MyWay Program"
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with physician-diagnosed CRSwNP, with or without comorbid asthma that meet indication criteria for FDA-approved use of Dupilumab. * Patients aged 18 years and older. * Patient willing to provide consent to be a participant in the study. * Patients with insurance that allows Dupilumab coverage or Dupilumab coverage obtained through "Dupixent MyWay Program" Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 * Suspected or diagnosed allergic fungal rhinosinusitis. * Suspected or diagnosed cystic fibrosis. * Dupilumab coverage denied through insurance or "Dupixent MyWay Program" * Patients who required a steroid taper in the preceding 30 days. However, patients on chronic steroids less or equal to 20 mg of prednisone daily, are eligible. * Patients who were on a different biologic medication in the preceding 3 months. * Patients with a diagnosis of Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA)/Churg-Strauss Syndrome * Pregnant patients * Patients with inverted papilloma growth
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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