Saline nasal irrigation for acute sinusitis (SNIFS II): a randomised controlled pilot trial with nested process evaluation

Roderick P Venekamp; Ben Ainsworth; Tammy Thomas; Beth Stuart; Joanna Slodkowska-Barabasz; Fiona Mowbray; Christopher C Butler; Nick Francis; Samantha Richards-Hall; Anthony Harnden; Alastair D Hay; Claire Hopkins; Michael Moore; Lucy Yardley; Theo JM Verheij; Shihua Zhu; Paul Little

doi:10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0307

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Saline nasal irrigation for acute sinusitis (SNIFS II): a randomised controlled pilot trial with nested process evaluation

Roderick P Venekamp, Ben Ainsworth, Tammy Thomas, Beth Stuart, Joanna Slodkowska-Barabasz, Fiona Mowbray, Christopher C Butler, Nick Francis, Samantha Richards-Hall, Anthony Harnden, Alastair D Hay, Claire Hopkins, Michael Moore, Lucy Yardley, Theo JM Verheij, Shihua Zhu and Paul Little

BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0307. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0307

Roderick P Venekamp

1 Department of General Practice and Nursing Science, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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Ben Ainsworth

2 School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

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Tammy Thomas

3 Primary Care Research Centre, Primary Care & Population Sciences Unit, Aldermoor Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

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Beth Stuart

4 Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

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Joanna Slodkowska-Barabasz

5 Centre for Clinical and Community Applications of Health Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

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Fiona Mowbray

6 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

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Christopher C Butler

6 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

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Nick Francis

3 Primary Care Research Centre, Primary Care & Population Sciences Unit, Aldermoor Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

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Samantha Richards-Hall

7 Primary Care Research Centre, Primary Care Population Sciences and Medical Education Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

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Anthony Harnden

6 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

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Alastair D Hay

8 University of Bristol, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Bristol Medical School, Population Health Sciences, Bristol, UK

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Claire Hopkins

9 Department of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

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Michael Moore

3 Primary Care Research Centre, Primary Care & Population Sciences Unit, Aldermoor Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

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Lucy Yardley

5 Centre for Clinical and Community Applications of Health Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

10 School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

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Theo JM Verheij

1 Department of General Practice and Nursing Science, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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Shihua Zhu

11 Health Economics Department, Primary Care & Population Sciences Unit, Aldermoor Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

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Paul Little

3 Primary Care Research Centre, Primary Care & Population Sciences Unit, Aldermoor Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

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For correspondence: p.little{at}soton.ac.uk

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