Hot water rinse during sinus surgery may stop bleeding faster
NCT ID NCT07627789
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether rinsing the sinuses with hot saline (50°C) during surgery for chronic sinusitis reduces bleeding and improves the surgeon's view. 59 adults were split into three groups: hot saline, room-temperature saline, or no rinse. The goal was to see if the hot rinse helps control bleeding better than the alternatives.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Hot saline irrigation (50°C saline solution)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple technique could help surgeons see better and reduce bleeding during sinus surgery, making the procedure safer and smoother.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 59 participants. The results may not apply to all patients or surgeries, and the effect may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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59 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Chronic rhinosinusitis diagnosed according to the EPOS 2020 criteria; * Confirmed failure of conservative treatment, defined as persistence of CRS symptoms for more than 12 weeks despite optimal pharmacological therapy; * Age over 18 years and ability to provide informed consent; * Written informed consent to participate in the study; * Presence of inflammatory changes on sinus computed tomography scans. Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of patient consent; * Disease limited to a single sinus; * Conditions associated with ciliary dyskinesia (e.g., cystic fibrosis); * Suspected fungal infection or fungal ball; * Poor adherence to medical recommendations or noncompliance with treatment; * Suspected neoplastic disease; * Suspected or confirmed autoimmune disorders, particularly granulomatosis with polyangiitis; * \- Confirmed or clinically suspected immunodeficiency; Diagnosed coagulation disorders or preoperative hemostasis test results outside laboratory reference ranges; Preoperative systemic glucocorticosteroid therapy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Military Institute of Aviation Medicine
Warsaw, Mazovian, 01-755, Poland
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