ArticleInternational journal of otolaryngology2018
Effect of Red Light Rhinophototherapy on Nasal Patency in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis.
Article in International journal of otolaryngology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03752645 (Effect of Red Light Rhinophototherapy on Nasal Patency in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effect of Red Light Rhinophototherapy on Nasal Patency in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Low-Level Laser Therapy for Allergic Rhinitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International archives of allergy and immunology · 2024Pooled it
- Non-chemical, chemical, and biochemical, endocrine disruptors: biphasic health effects and pathophysiological insights.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
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Abstract
purposeThe effect of red light rhinophototherapy (RLRPT) on nasal patency in patients with a clinical diagnosis of allergic rhinitis was investigated. MATERIALS AND
methodsSubjects were randomly divided into 2 groups, with patients in one group given one treatment session of RLRPT, followed by medical treatment. Those in the second group were treated with medical treatment only. The rhinitis symptoms were evaluated both before and 30 minutes after RLRPT and 2 days later. The nasal patency was objectively measured through the use of both active anterior rhinomanometry and acoustic rhinometry before and 30 minutes after RLRPT.
resultsAll rhinitis symptoms, including nasal congestion, significantly improved 30 minutes after a single RLRPT treatment, but worsened again, particularly for sneezing, 2 days later. Nasal resistance slightly decreased 30 minutes after RLRPT. The first minimal cross-sectional area did not change after RLRPT, but the second minimal cross-sectional area with the volume of the nasal cavity between 2.0 and 5.0 cm from the tip of the nosepiece significantly lessened.
conclusionsThis study showed that RLRPL did not objectively improve patient's nasal patency. REGISTRATION NUMBER: The trial is registered with NCT03752645.
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