Can kids with allergies use nasal spray only when needed? new study investigates.
NCT ID NCT05299086
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether children with year-round allergic rhinitis can use a nasal steroid spray only when symptoms bother them, instead of every day. Sixty-eight children aged 6 to 18 were randomly assigned to either daily use or as-needed use of fluticasone furoate spray. The goal was to compare how well each approach controls nasal symptoms like sneezing, itching, runny nose, and congestion, and to see if as-needed use reduces side effects and total drug exposure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fluticasone furoate nasal spray
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that using the spray only when symptoms flare is just as effective as daily use, with fewer side effects and lower total drug exposure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed Phase 3 trial with only 68 children, so results may not apply to all kids. The as-needed approach might not control symptoms as well in more severe cases.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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68 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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6 to 18 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Children patient (age 6 - 18 yr) * Mild persistent, Moderate to severe intermittent and persistent perennial allergic rhinitis * Rhinitis proven sensitization to aeroallergen by positive skin prick test or specific IgE result within 12 month before study recruitment * Mean TNSS = 4 during 7 day duration before randomization (after a washout period, discontinuation of the medications listed in exclusion criteria Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps, or significant deviated nasal septum * Patients with a history of uncontrolled asthma, chronic lung disease, cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal diseases * Patients taking oral or nasal decongestants within 7 d * Patients taking INCS within 4 week * Patients taking systemic corticosteroid within 8 week * Patients taking H1 antihistamine within 1 week * Patients taking antileukotriene within 4 week * Patients who were currently or previously treated with allergen immunotherapy * Patients with a history of upper respiratory tract infection within 14 d * Patients with primary and secondary immune deficiency
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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