Mometasone furoate is not superior to saline for chronic rhinitis in the elderly

Abstract

IntroductionPrevalence of diseases associated with ageing is rising; among these are the rhinologic problems. Chronic rhinitis appears as one of the most common worrisome nasal disorders in this age group. At the same time, the allergic form diminishes because of the immunosenescence.ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of a corticosteroid nasal spray (mometasone furoate) over nasal patency and the severity of rhinitis and its impacts on quality of life as compared with the saline nasal spray.MethodsThis open label-trial randomized subjects ≥60y with chronic rhinitis (allergic and nonallergic rhinitis) with mometasone spray 100mcg/d and isotonic saline nasal spray or saline alone for two weeks. The primary endpoint was the improvement in nasal patency evaluated by the peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF). Secondary outcomes included the severity of symptoms and the quality of life assessed by a visual analogic scale (VAS) and the sinonasal outcome test (SNOT-22), respectively.ResultsForty patients underwent randomization, in equal number in each group of treatment, either with allergic (AR) and nonallergic rhinitis (NAR). At week 2, the mean PNIF score was 79.5 in the corticosteroid (CE) plus saline group and 82.0 in the saline group (p = 0.37). Also, SNOT-22 and VAS were not improved with the addition of mometasone furoate.ConclusionsTreatment with mometasone furoate nasal spray plus isotonic saline is not superior to saline alone in elderly patients with rhinitis in respect of improving nasal patency, quality of life, and reducing the intensity of symptoms.Trial registrationThe trial is registered at the Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBEC) #RBR-498bnq. Registered 05 July 2017.

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“…The placebo had significant improvements for the VAS, the RQLQ score, and the TNR when compared to baseline due to the therapeutic effect of normal saline in relieving AR symptoms [47]. Meta-analyses showed that saline irrigation served as a safe adjunct to AR treatment among children and adults [48,49].…”