Consensus Description of Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for Clinical Studies of Nonallergic Rhinopathy (NAR), Previously Referred to as Vasomotor Rhinitis (VMR), Nonallergic Rhinitis, and/or Idiopathic Rhinitis

Table 1 Triggers Included in Articles Describing Nonallergic (Vasomotor) Rhinitis

		Type of Triggers Included
Paper	Description o:p	Pollution	Chemical	Olfactory	Temperature	Weather	Work-Related	Food	ETS
Bachert, 2004 [7]	Review	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-
Banov et al, 2001 [10]	Prospective study*	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-
Bonini et al, 2006 [11]	Athletes	-	+**	-	+	-	+**	-	-
Brandt and Bernstein, 2006 [1]	Prospective study*	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+
Bousquet et al, 2008 [6]	Review	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+
Ciprandi, 2004 [12]	Review	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-
Garay, 2004 [13]	Review	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+
Greiner and Meltzer, 2006 [14]	Review	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+
Kaliner, 2007 [8]	Review	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-
Molgaard et al, 2007 [15]	Prospective study*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Newhall and McGrath, 2004 [9]	Review	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+
Rondon et al, 2007 [16]	Prospective study*	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-
Settipane, 2001 [17]	Review	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-
Webb et al, 2002 [18]	Analysis of 3 pooled prospective studies*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+
Total for triggers		3	10	6	8	6	2	6	5

*Prospective trial in which nonallergic rhinitis was defined as symptoms from irritant triggers with negative allergy tests.
**Study of athletes: exercise-induced symptoms are listed as work-related in this table, and chemicals were swimming pool-related OK?

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