U.S., Nov. 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT04642989) titled 'The Effect of Facial Effleurage on Acute Rhinosinusitis' on May 26.
Brief Summary: Rhinosinusitis accounts for 12% of the total antibiotic prescriptions filled in the United States annually; however, the majority of rhinosinusitis cases have been proposed to have a viral etiology, or are capable of spontaneously resolving. This overuse of antibiotics is contributing to the development of antibiotic-resistant human pathogenic bacteria, and increasing patient mortality to previously easily cured diseases. This is also causing an unnecessary financial burden especially for uninsured, rural families. Facial Effleurage (FE) is an osteopa...