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Study aim
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Determination and comparison of the effectiveness of intranasal budesonide, oral montelukast and their combination in patients with allergic rhinitis
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Design
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Three parallel group randomized trial, phase 2-3 on 135 patients. Random allocation software was used for randomization.
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Settings and conduct
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This study will be performed on patients referred to the ENT clinic of hospitals affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences with the criteria of allergic rhinitis in the SFAR questionnaire. Individuals are randomly divided into three groups: treatment with budesonide nasal spray, treatment with montelukast tablets, and combination therapy. All patients before, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 12 weeks after starting treatment are evaluated and compared in terms of symptom severity by VAS and SNOT22 questionnaires.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Having allergic rhinitis and age over 15 years; Exclusion criteria: smoking, pregnancy, asthma, nasal polyps, severe nasal deviation, nasal tumor or mass, sinusitis, receiving any treatment for allergic rhinitis within a week before admission, severe underlying disease, and having Churg-Strauss
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Intervention groups
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A group treated with intranasal budesonide spray (1 puff of spray 64 micrograms per nose, morning and evening; a total of 256 micrograms per day); The other group was treated with montelukast tablets (1 tablet of montelukast 10 mg daily, in the evening) and the last group received combination therapy with budesonide spray (1 puff of spray 64 micrograms per nose, in the morning only; a total of 128 micrograms per day). In addition, they will receive montelukast tablets (1 montelukast tablet 10 mg in the evening).
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Main outcome variables
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Runny nose score, Sneezing score, Nasal congestion score, Nasal itching score, Complications