New nebulizer may ease chronic sinusitis symptoms
NCT ID NCT07270302
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests if a nebulized steroid (budesonide) delivered via the NasoNeb device is safe and effective for chronic rhinosinusitis. 50 adults with the condition will be randomly assigned to receive either nebulized budesonide or a standard steroid lavage. The main goal is to see if the nebulized version improves symptoms more, as measured by a sinus symptom questionnaire.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- budesonide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective way to deliver steroids to the sinuses, improving symptoms like congestion and facial pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1/2 trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply widely. The treatment may not work better than standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
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.
- 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: * Age 18 or older that meet diagnostic criteria for CRS with or without polyposis as documented by their recruiting physician. * Diagnostic criteria for CRS will be defined according to EPOS criteria of \>12 weeks of 2 of the following subjective symptoms: nasal blockage or obstruction, rhinorrhea, hyposmia, or facial pain/pressure AND objective evidence of CRS on either nasal endoscopy or CT scan Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have previously undergone sinus surgery * Severe polyposis; defined as Lund Kennedy endoscopy score greater than 1 * Patients who are currently using or who have previously used biologic medications for their nasal polyps. These medications include: dupilumab, omalizumab, mepolizumab, tezepelumab, or depemokimab * Inability to complete surveys in English * known comorbid mucociliary disease * known adrenal disease or other HPA dysfunction * patients taking oral corticosteroids for other medical conditions * oral antibiotic administration within 2 weeks of study participation * a baseline SNOT-22 score less than 9, due to inability to achieve the MCID
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nyssa Fox Farrell
St Louis, Missouri, 63122, United States
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