A Todorova

B Krakow

CB Santos

D Pevernagie

DE Moul

DE Stull

EF Juniper

EM Somma Di

Eric J. Schenkel

F Gurevich

Gilbert Marava Shanga

J Gosepath

J Latte

J Ulfberg

LI Peltonen

LR Hoyvoll

M Ohki

MB Scharf

N Kiyohara

P Desfonds

R Roithmann

Renee Ciesla

TJ Craig

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

Abstract
                Background
                This exploratory study investigated effects of a new asymmetric butterfly-shaped prototype nasal dilator strip and the currently marketed clear Breathe Right Nasal Strip (BRNS) on subjective measures of nasal congestion and sleep quality.
              
                Methods
                In this randomized, double-blind study, subjects with chronic nasal congestion and sleep difficulties were assigned a BRNS clear strip, an asymmetric butterfly prototype, or an asymmetric butterfly placebo strip without springs, to use nightly for 2 weeks. The main outcomes included change from baseline to days 7 and 14 on the Pittsburgh Insomnia Rating Scale (PIRS), Nocturnal Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (NRQLQ), and Congestion Quantifier Seven-Item Test (CQ7).
              
                Results
                The intent-to-treat population included 59 subjects. The butterfly and BRNS strips showed significant (P &lt; 0.05) improvement versus placebo on PIRS satisfaction with sleep at day 7 [least square (LS) mean changes: − 0.7, − 0.6, and − 0.2, respectively], and the butterfly strip also showed significant improvement from baseline on this outcome versus placebo at day 14 (− 1.0 vs − 0.5). On the NRQLQ, both the butterfly prototype and BRNS clear were more effective than placebo in improving symptoms on waking at day 7 (LS mean changes: − 7.9, − 7.2, and − 4.1, respectively); the BRNS clear was significantly more effective than placebo in improving sleep problems at day 7 (− 7.4 vs − 4.2). There were no between-treatment differences on the CQ7. All strips were well tolerated.
              
                Conclusions
                The asymmetric butterfly prototype and BRNS clear strip significantly improved some subjective measures of nasal congestion and sleep compared with placebo in subjects with nasal congestion and sleep difficulties.
                Trial registration This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT01122849)
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