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Clinical Efficacy of Topical Nasal Pomegranate Fruit Extract for Chronic Rhinitis and Chronic Rhinosinusitis.
- Source :
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ENT: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal . Mar2024, Vol. 103 Issue 3, pNP148-NP157. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of topical nasal Pomegranate Fruit Extract (PFE) for Chronic Rhinitis (CR), Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis (CRSwNP), and Chronic Rhinosinusitis without Nasal Polyposis (CRSsNP). Methods: Prospective, double-blinded, randomized study including 111 consecutive patients, between April 2012 and January 2017, afflicted by CRSwNP, CRSsNP, and CR. Patients from each group were randomly assigned to either PFE treatment or placebo twice daily for 30 days. Therapeutic efficacy was assessed by Ear Nose and Throat, blood and tomographic examinations, and the SNOT-20 questionnaire. Results: CR patients treated with PFE suffered significantly less from thick nasal discharge, difficulty falling asleep, reduced productivity, reduced concentration, and sadness (P =.004, P =.02, P =.03, P =.007 and P =.02, respectively). Conclusions: Topical nasal PFE was found to have some benefits for CR patients, however, not for CRS with or without Nasal Polyposis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PHYTOTHERAPY
*CUTANEOUS therapeutics
*ENDOSCOPES
*INTRANASAL administration
*PLACEBOS
*LABOR productivity
*SADNESS
*BLIND experiment
*STATISTICAL sampling
*COMPUTED tomography
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*SINUSITIS
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*RHINITIS
*PLANT extracts
*NASAL polyps
*LONGITUDINAL method
*ATTENTION
*POMEGRANATE
*DRUG efficacy
*DATA analysis software
*SLEEP disorders
*EVALUATION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01455613
- Volume :
- 103
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- ENT: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175872004
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01455613211044224