RESEARCH ARTICLE
A Before-after Assessment of the Efficacy of Narivent® in the Treatment of Symptoms Associated with Allergic Rhinitis in a Paediatric Population
Nicola Mansi1, Gabriele D'Agostino1, Antonella Silvia Scire2, Giada Morpurgo2, Dario Gregori3, Valerio Damiani4, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2012Volume: 4
First Page: 80
Last Page: 86
Publisher Id: TOMDJ-4-80
DOI: 10.2174/1875181401204010080
Article History:
Received Date: 8/8/2012Revision Received Date: 15/08/2012
Acceptance Date: 17/08/2012
Electronic publication date: 20/9/2012
Collection year: 2012
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Rationale and aim:
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common disorder that affects people of all ages, peaking in childhood and in the teenage years. Although AR is not a serious disease, it is clinically relevant because underlies many symptoms and complications which severely affect children's quality of life.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of Narivent®, an osmotically acting medical device with anti-oedematous and anti-inflammatory effects, in the treatment of symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis in a paediatric population.
Methods:
A single-centre prospective study with a pre-post design was conducted with consecutive enrolment in an Italian Otolaryngology Department of 20 both genders children with allergic rhinitis.
Patients received 1 puff of Narivent® into each nostril 2 times a day over the course of 4 weeks. The severity of major symptoms associated with AR, such as nasal congestion, rhinorrhoea, sneezing and nasal itching, was assessed subjectively as measured by a 0 to 10 visual analogue scale (VAS).
Differences in subjective severity measures before and after treatment were compared using Paired-Sample Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.
Results:
Nasal congestion, rhinorrhoea and sneezing significantly improve after treatment (p<0.001).
Conclusion:
Study results confirm the efficacy of Narivent® in the treatment of nasal congestion and other major symptoms in children with AR over a 4 weeks period.
