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CompletedNCT05843071Updated Mar 27, 2024

PMCF Study to Evaluate Performance and Safety of "NASAL SPRAYS " Used to Relieve Nasal Congestion and Dryness

An interventional study of Nasal sprays with sea salts in Nasal Congestion and Nasal Dryness, sponsored by C.O.C. Farmaceutici S.r.l.. Completed at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 6 Months and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-03-27.

Sponsored by C.O.C. Farmaceutici S.r.l. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Sep 2022, registered Apr 2023).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
105
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
6 Months and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Acute viral upper respiratory tract infection, also known as common cold, is the most frequently observed infectious disease in human beings. Although common cold is a self-limiting disease, symptoms such as runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, cough, sore throat, are troublesome.

Dry nose is characterized by nasal mucosa dryness, itching, mild burning, crusting, and dehydrated mucus. Causes of dry nose sensation include climatic factors, dry room air, workplace conditions, allergic rhinitis, endonasal sinus surgery.

Dry nose symptoms occur concurrently and may be the first signs of a common cold infection and rhinitis sicca (also known atrophic rhinitis).

Saline nasal sprays are broadly used as first-line treatment to relieve nasal congestion or nasal dryness. Isotonic saline solutions preferentially aim at cleansing and moistening of the nasal mucosa and thus are suitable for treatment of dry nose symptoms. Hypertonic saline solutions are generally used for decongestion of the nasal mucosa.

For these reasons, an interventional, non-comparative, single-center Post Marketing Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) study was planned to evaluate the performance and safety of "NASAL SPRAYS" used to relieve nasal congestion and dryness.

The objectives of the PMCF study are confirmation of the performance, collection of additional safety data regarding expected adverse events and detection of potential unexpected adverse events associated with the use of "NASAL SPRAYS" according to the instruction for use (IFU).

Each pediatric subject whose parent(s)/legal guardian signed an Informed Consent Form (ICF), and each adult subject after signing the ICF, will enter the screening and baseline phase (the 2 visits will coincide) during which baseline procedures will be completed.

At baseline visit (V0), one of the "NASAL SPRAYS" will be administered to the enrolled subject.

The patient will perform 2 on-site visits: V0 and V2/EOS. To monitor the safety, 1 phone contact is planned (V1) to check for potential adverse events and concomitant medications intake.

The first administration and the intervals at which the treatment should be repeated, to be done as per Investigator judgment and according to the IFU, depend on various factors regarding the physiology of the patients (e.g. nasal congestion/ obstruction, sneezing), the age of the patient, and for pediatric subjects, their birth characteristics (e.g. age, prematurity, birthweight).

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Conditions studied

  • Nasal Congestion
  • Nasal Dryness

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In context

Nasal Obstruction

173 studies on the registry are indexed under Nasal Obstruction; 31 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 105 is above the median of 70 across 139 interventional studies indexed under Nasal Obstruction.

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Lead sponsor

C.O.C. Farmaceutici S.r.l. is the lead sponsor of 9 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Months and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Pediatric subjects whose ICF will be signed by parent(s) or legal guardian;
  • Adults' ICF signed;
  • M \& F infants (6-23 months), children (2-11 years), or M \& F Aged ≥ 18 years at the time of the signature of the ICF;
  • Infants, children or adults presenting with nasal congestion and/or nasal dryness.
  • Willingness not to use other nasal sprays during the entire study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Suspected other - different - conditions involving the respiratory tract (e.g. asthma, pneumonia);
  • Suspected or known or allergy to Product (IP) components;
  • Suspected alcohol or drug abuse;
  • Other and uncontrolled pathologies that may interfere with study results (e.g. cystic fibrosis);
  • Participation in another investigational study;
  • Parent(s)' and/or patient's inability to follow all study procedures, including attending all site visits, tests and examinations;
  • Parent(s)' and/or patient's mental incapacity that precludes adequate understanding or cooperation.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
105 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Nasal spray treatment arm

    Device: Nasal sprays with sea salts

Interventions

  • DeviceNasal sprays with sea salts

    Nasal sprays for nasal congestion and dryness

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in nasal symptoms:To evaluate the performance of the "NASAL SPRAYS" used to relieve nasal congestion and dryness, through Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for assessment of nasal symptoms

    Visual Analogue Scale: Minimum value = 0; Maximum value = 10; Higher scores mean a better outcome.

    Time frame: From baseline (V0 = Day 0) to 10 days (EOS/V2 - Day 10 ± 1)

Secondary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of the "NASAL SPRAYS" through visual nasal examination and assessment of AEs including the relationship of the AE to the IP (e.g. local allergic reaction)

    Time frame: End of study visit (EOS/V2 - Day 10 ± 1)

  2. Change in Quality of life: to evaluate the capability of the "NASAL SPRAYS" to improve the (QoL), through Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for assessment of QoL

    Visual Analogue Scale: Minimum value = 0; Maximum value = 10; Higher scores mean a better outcome.

    Time frame: End of study visit (EOS/V2 - Day 10 ± 1)

  3. To evaluate the parent(s), children or adults' satisfaction of the "NASAL SPRAYS" through a 5-points Likert scale

    Time frame: End of study visit (EOS/V2 = Day 10 ± 1)

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Study locations

1 site
  • U.O.C otorinolaringoiatria, Policlinico Mater Domini
    Catanzaro, CZ 88100, Italy
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Sep 2022 to primary completion in Jun 2023, 9 months.

Of 60 interventional studies with no phase under Nasal Obstruction, half reached primary completion within 18 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 36. This study's 9 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Apr 13, 2023
First posted
May 6, 2023
StartActual
Sep 1, 2022
Primary completionActual
Jun 19, 2023
CompletionActual
Jun 19, 2023
Last update
Mar 27, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 27, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05843071
Lead sponsor
C.O.C. Farmaceutici S.r.l.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 6, 2023
Start date
Sep 1, 2022
Primary completion
Jun 19, 2023
Completion
Jun 19, 2023
Last update
Mar 27, 2024

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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