Saline nasal irrigation for acute sinusitis (SNIFS II): a randomised controlled pilot trial with nested process evaluation
Saline nasal irrigation is deemed acceptable for adults with acute sinusitis and a trial of such intervention is feasible. A large trial is warranted to assess the effectiveness of this intervention for this common condition.
Authors
- Nick Francis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8939-7312)
- Samantha Richards-Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7665-4268)
- Lucy Yardley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3853-883X)
- Ben Ainsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5098-1092)
- Paul Little (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3664-1873)
- Shihua Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1430-713X)
- Theo Verheij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0166-1498)
- Michael Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5127-4509)
- Anthony Harnden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0013-9611)
- Roderick P Venekamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1446-9614)
- Tammy Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4383-8586)
- Alastair D Hay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3012-375X)
- Christopher Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0102-3453)
- Claire Hopkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3993-1569)
- Fiona Mowbray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3297-4163)
- Joanna Slodkowska‐Barabasz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0878-9504)
- Beth Stuart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5432-7437)
Institutions
- St Thomas' Hospital (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Southampton City Council (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJGP Open
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2024.0307
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.70
Funders
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- NIHR School for Primary Care Research