Conditions: Chronic Sinusitis
Keywords: Xylitol vs. Saline nasal washes sinusitis
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 53
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
Is a xylitol nasal rinse better or worse than saline on patient satisfaction.

Detailed description:
In this pilot study, the investigators plan to compare the efficacy of twice daily xylitol nasal rinse with saline rinse which is the current standard, on outcomes such as quality of life and exacerbations.

Arms:
arm 1: isotonic xylitol for sinus rinse arm 2: saline for sinus rinse

Interventions: intervention 1: Xylitol intervention 2: Saline
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 5% solution for sinus rinse intervention 2: saline for sinus rinse

Protocol document: