New ultrasonic tool may make sinus surgery safer and faster
NCT ID NCT07332585
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two ways to remove bone during a minimally invasive sinus surgery called the prelacrimal approach. One method uses a modern ultrasonic device (piezosurgery), the other uses a traditional hammer and chisel. The trial included 40 adults with various non-cancerous sinus conditions. Researchers measured how much bleeding occurred and how long the surgery took.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- piezosurgery device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that using a piezo ultrasonic device reduces bleeding and surgery time compared to the traditional hammer and chisel method.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The benefits might be modest and not change standard practice.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Nov 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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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: 1. Any maxillary sinus pathology (recurrent Antrochoanal polyp, inverted papilloma, fungal ball, allergic fungal sinusitis, CRSwNP, CRSeNP, orbital floor fracture, etc). 2. Favorable prelacrimal recess (Type II or III Simmen classification) 3. Age\> 18 years. 4. No gender limitation. Exclusion Criteria: 1. patients with malignant sino-nasal tumors. 2. patients unfit for surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, 35511, Egypt
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