Does adding turbinate reduction to septoplasty improve breathing?
NCT ID NCT07731152
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two surgical approaches for people with a deviated nasal septum that causes persistent nasal blockage. One group receives septoplasty alone, while the other receives septoplasty plus inferior turbinate reduction. The study measures symptom improvement using a standard nose score and airflow tests to see if the combined procedure offers better results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surgery to straighten the nasal septum, with or without reducing the turbinates
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help determine whether adding turbinate reduction to septoplasty provides better relief from nasal obstruction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Surgery carries standard risks like bleeding, infection, or scarring.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- 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 symptomatic deviated nasal septum causing persistent nasal obstruction, aged 18-50 years, who failed medical treatment for at least 3 months, will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with previous nasal surgery, nasal polyposis, chronic rhinosinusitis, alar collapse, uncontrolled allergic rhinitis, nasal tumors, or external nasal deformity requiring rhinoplasty will be excluded from the study.
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Conditions
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