Olfactory Training on Smell Dysfunction Patients in HK

Launched by PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL · May 3, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a treatment called Olfactory Training for people who have trouble smelling, known as olfactory dysfunction. This condition can be caused by various issues, including infections or injuries. The trial is particularly focused on individuals in Hong Kong who have experienced smell loss for more than six months but less than five years.

To participate, potential volunteers must be aged between 18 and 75 and should not have a history of significant head injuries, brain or nasal surgeries, or any active nasal or neurological diseases. Participants will use a special device that releases pleasant scents to help retrain their sense of smell. While this treatment has shown promise in helping people regain their sense of smell after COVID-19, this trial aims to see if it works for other causes of smell dysfunction as well. If you or a loved one are experiencing long-term smell loss, this trial could be an opportunity to explore a new treatment option.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Olfactory dysfunction \> 6 months and \< 5 years
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • History of significant head injury (fracture, ICH)
• • History of brain surgery
• • History of nasal surgery
• • Active nasal disease
• • Active neurological disease
• • Poor premorbid status/ non-communicable patients
• • Mentally incompetent patients
• • \<18 years' old
• • Pregnancy
• • Hypersensitivity to the aromatic substance.