Status:

WITHDRAWN

Pulmozyme in Cystic Fibrosis With Sinusitis

Lead Sponsor:

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Genentech, Inc.

Conditions:

Sinusitis

Cystic Fibrosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The hypothesis is that the intranasal use of Pulmozyme will decrease the severity of sinusitis in Cystic Fibrosis and lead to an improved quality of life.

Detailed Description

The study will be a prospective enrollment of patients with CF and rhinosinusitis in a double-blind crossover study with nasal nebulized DNASE versus saline. Nebulization will be accomplished with PAR...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with CF, age \>15yo
  • Chronic sinusitis with symptoms
  • VAS score of at least 60 (0 to 100) reflecting symptoms associated with rhinosinusitis
  • CT scan demonstrating non-complicated sinusitis (defined as rhinosinusitis without orbit perforation, osteomyelitis, peri-sinus cellulitis, or meningitis)

Exclusion

  • No evidence of sinusitis
  • VAS score for rhinosinusitis less than 60 on a scale of 0 to 100
  • Complicated sinusitis (defined as orbit perforation, osteomyelitis, peri-sinus cellulitis, meningitis complicating sinusitis)
  • Prior adverse events or allergy to DNASE
  • Unwilling to sign an approved IRB consent
  • Immediate indication for sinus surgery
  • Inability to adhere to therapy and understand and to complete questionnaires.
  • Being pregnant will exclude a subject from participating and the subjects will be requested to take birth control methods if actively engaging in sex. Further more, subjects will be requested to inform the investigators if they become pregnant. Pregnancy test will be performed at screening.
  • Active nursing of an infant will be an exclusion.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01155752

Start Date

July 1 2013

End Date

June 1 2015

Last Update

July 21 2017

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Penn State Unicersity

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033