Effect of Radiofrequency Neurolysis on the Symptoms of Chronic Rhinitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the safety and efficacy of temperature-controlled radiofrequency (RF) neurolysis of the posterior nasal nerve (PNN) area for the treatment of chronic rhinitis.

Study design

A multicenter, prospective, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial, in which the control arm underwent a sham procedure.

Setting

Sixteen otolaryngology centers.

Methods

Patients with 24-hour reflective Total Nasal Symptom Score (rTNSS) ≥6, including moderate to severe rhinorrhea and mild to severe congestion, were randomized 2:1 to active treatment of the posterior nasal nerve area with a temperature-controlled RF device or a sham procedure, with no RF energy delivery. The stylus was applied bilaterally to nonoverlapping areas of the posterior middle meatus and po

SUBMITTER: Stolovitzky JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436321 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature