A Comparison of Beclomethasone Aqueous Spray and Aerosol Delivery Systems in Nasal Polyps

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if intranasal Beclomethasone delivered by aerosol or spray is more effective in treatment of nasal polyps.

Timeline

Start

2006-11-23

Primary completion

2009-03-30

Completion

2011-11-30

Publications

• Background SILCOX LE. The intranasal use of hydrocortisone alcohol. AMA Arch Otolaryngol. 1954 Oct;60(4):431-9. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1954.00720010443005. No abstract available.
• Background SMITH RE. DEXAMETHASONE NASAL AEROSOL IN NASAL POLYPS AND HYPERTROPHIC ALLERGIC RHINITIS: A CLINICAL AND CONTROLLED EVALUATION. Ann Allergy. 1965 Jun;23:273-6. No abstract available.
• Background Taub SJ. Dexamethasone nasal aerosol vs. placebo in the treatment of nasal polyposis. Eye Ear Nose Throat Mon. 1968 Aug;47(8):392-5. No abstract available.
• Background Norman PS, Winkenwerder WL, Agbayani BF, Migeon CJ. Adrenal function during the use of dexamethasone aerosols in the treatment of ragweed hay fever. J Allergy. 1967 Jul;40(1):57-61. doi: 10.1016/0021-8707(67)90060-3. No abstract available.
• Background Mygind N, Hansen I. Beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol effect on the adrenals in normal persons. Acta Allergol. 1973 Sep;28(3):211-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1973.tb01327.x. No abstract available.
• Background Mygind N, Pedersen CB, Prytz S, Sorensen H. Treatment of nasal polyps with intranasal beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol. Clin Allergy. 1975 Jun;5(2):159-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1975.tb01848.x.
• Background Sorensen H, Mygind N, Pedersen CB, Prytz S. Long-term treatment of nasal polyps with beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol. III. Morphological studies and conclusions. Acta Otolaryngol. 1976 Sep-Oct;82(3-4):260-2. doi: 10.3109/00016487609120899.
• Background Pedersen CB, Mygind N, Sorensen H, Prytz S. Long-term treatment of nasal polyps with beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol. II. Clinical results. Acta Otolaryngol. 1976 Sep-Oct;82(3-4):256-9. doi: 10.3109/00016487609120898.
• Background Mygind N, Sorensen H, Pedersen CB. The nasal mucosa during long-term treatment with beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol. A light-and scanning electron microscopic study of nasal polyps. Acta Otolaryngol. 1978 May-Jun;85(5-6):437-43.
• Background Toft A, Wihl JA, Toxman J, Mygind N. Double-blind comparison between beclomethasone dipropionate as aerosol and as powder in patients with nasal polyposis. Clin Allergy. 1982 Jul;12(4):391-401. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1982.tb02544.x.
• Background Krouse HA, Phung ND, Klaustermeyer WB. Intranasal beclomethasone in severe rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps. Ann Allergy. 1983 Jun;50(6):385-8.
• Background el Naggar M, Kale S, Aldren C, Martin F. Effect of Beconase nasal spray on olfactory function in post-nasal polypectomy patients: a prospective controlled trial. J Laryngol Otol. 1995 Oct;109(10):941-4. doi: 10.1017/s002221510013172x.
• Background Irifune M, Ogino S, Harada T, Abe Y. Topical treatment of nasal polyps with a beclomethasone dipropionate powder preparation. Auris Nasus Larynx. 1999 Jan;26(1):49-55. doi: 10.1016/s0385-8146(98)00062-5.
• Background Vidgren MT, Kublik H. Nasal delivery systems and their effect on deposition and absorption. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 1998 Jan 5;29(1-2):157-177. doi: 10.1016/s0169-409x(97)00067-7.
• Background Dunn AM, Wilson RS, Baggott PJ. A comparison of beclomethasone dipropionate aqueous nasal spray and beclomethasone dipropionate pressurized nasal spray in the management of seasonal rhinitis. Postgrad Med J. 1984 Jun;60(704):404-6. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.60.704.404.
• Background Sidwell S. A comparison of the efficacy and tolerance of an aqueous beclomethasone dipropionate nasal spray with the conventional pressurized spray. Curr Med Res Opin. 1983;8(9):659-64. doi: 10.1185/03007998309109815.
• Background Harries MG, Anderson PB, Gibson GJ, Hof ZE, Baggott PJ. A comparison of an aqueous and a pressurized nasal spray of beclomethasone dipropionate in the management of seasonal rhinitis. Pharmatherapeutica. 1984;3(9):623-5.

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