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Evaluation of the Safety and Performance of a Bioresorbable Nasal Dressing Containing Mometasone Furoate (MF)

Key facts

Who runs it
Polyganics BV
Where
Atlanta, Charleston, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Houston, Ogden, Puyallup, Shreveport, and Towson, United StatesSee the 9 sites
Trial code
Status
Enrolling by invitation
People taking part
110 people, planned
Started
19 Mar 2026
Expected to end
Aug 2027
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • OCEAN
  • Steroid-eluting sinus stent
Record updated
25 June 2026

Who can take part

Age
18 years and older
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Subject is 18 years or older
  • Subject is scheduled to undergo bilateral endoscopic sinus surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitus with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) or without nasal polyps (CRSsNP) and is indicated for bilateral complete ethmoidectomy (anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy) at a minimum. Additional sinuses may be operated on at the surgeon's discretion
  • Subject is willing and able to provide informed consent
  • Subject is willing and able to comply with the investigational plan requirements
  • Subjects with a pre-operative Lund-MacKay stage of 6 (≥3 per nostril)
  • Subject with a pre-operative Lund-Mackay stage side-to-side difference ≤ 2
  • Subject of child-bearing potential is not pregnant and agrees to not become pregnant during the course of the study

Who cannot take part

  • Subject with a (previous) diagnosis of Samter's Triad (AERD)
  • Subject participating in another clinical research study (within 30 days prior to screening up to 90 days post-operative)
  • Subject that used any form of biologics within 90 days prior to sinus surgery and during follow-up to day 25
  • Subject that used any form of corticosteroid within 2 weeks prior to sinus surgery
  • Subject with a history of chronic epistaxis or experienced a significant epistaxis event (defined as epistaxis requiring medical intervention) in the past 3 months
  • Subject with an underlying systemic disorders known to affect the nose (e.g., Wegener's granulomatosis, sarcoidosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, or other systemic vasculitides)
  • Subject with any bleeding disorder or use of medication increasing bleeding risk, except low-dose aspirin
  • Subject with a known or suspected allergy to device components
  • Subject with insulin dependent diabetes
  • Subject with an oral steroid dependent condition
  • Subject with glaucoma, ocular hypertension, posterior subcapsular cataracts
  • Subject with a neurological, medical, psychiatric condition, or social circumstance that would potentially increase risk, interfere with study participation, or confound interpretation of study data
  • Subject with known hemophilia
  • Subject that requires nasal ointments or creams at time of device placement
  • Subject with plans to (or otherwise anticipate the need to) undergo an ENT procedure within the 90-day study follow-up

Where in United States

  • Emory UniversityAtlanta, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
  • Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
  • University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
  • Colorado ENT & AllergyColorado Springs, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
  • University of Texas HealthHouston, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
  • Ogden ClinicOgden, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
  • ENT Allergy & AssociatesPuyallup, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
  • Louisiana State University Health at ShreveportShreveport, United StatesEnrolling by invitation
  • Centers for Advanced ENT CareTowson, United StatesEnrolling by invitation

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of OCEAN as an adjunct aid in wound healing after nasal/sinus surgery and to demonstrate that OCEAN is non-inferior compared to a steroid-eluting sinus stent.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • OCEANTreatment being tested

    Application after nasal/sinus surgery

  • Steroid-eluting Sinus StentExisting treatment, for comparison

    Application after nasal/sinus surgery

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of a Bioresorbable Nasal Dressing Containing Mometasone Furoate Compared to a Steroid-eluting Sinus Stent
Record updated
25 June 2026