Clinical trial NCT05836935: Role of Imaging in Complications of Sinusitis
Official title: Role of Imaging in Complications of Sinusitis.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Rhinosinusitis
Intracranial Extension
Rhinosinusitis Chronic
Rhinosinusitis Acute
Fungal Sinusitis
Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis
Invasive Fungal Sinusitis (Diagnosis)
Keywords: Rhinosinusitis
complicated sinusitis
complications of sinusitis
Magnetic resonance imaging
Computed tompgraphy
MRI
CT
Lead sponsor: Sohag University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-05-01
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 5
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: DIAGNOSTIC

Brief summary: This study aims to assess the diagnostic performance of CT and MRI in the diagnosis of complications of rhinosinusitis in comparison to clinical and operative findings.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male and female patients diagnosed as sinusitis with clinically suspected complications through history and physical examination (site, onset, character of pain, constitutional symptoms, duration).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with absolute or relative contraindications for cross sectional imaging including; claustrophobia, metallic implants, pacemaker and prosthetic heart valves for MRI.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of different Types of possible complications detected by CT and MRI
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sohag
country: Egypt
facility: Sohag University hospitals
Study officials:
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