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The purpose of this research study is to examine the efficacy of a 12-week smell training intervention for participants with olfactory dysfunction following an infection of the upper respiratory tract.
Olfactory dysfunction affects up to fifteen percent of the general population and can cause significant psychosocial distress including decreased appetite, reduced self-hygiene, and mood disturbances.
This study aims to study the efficacy of smell training for patients with olfactory dysfunction following a viral upper respiratory tract infection. Eligible participants will complete a 30-day course of budesonide nasal saline irrigation. Participants who do not show improvement in their olfaction based on composite smell and taste tests will be eligible to receive a baseline resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) and complete a 12-week smell training intervention program. Smell training involves participants smelling 4 odors (phenyl ethyl alcohol, eucalyptus, lemon, and eugenol) twice a day for 12 weeks. Following completion of smell training, participants will undergo repeat smell and taste tests as well as rs-fMRI to ascertain the efficacy of smell training.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Budesonide Nasal Irrigation | No Intervention | 30-day run-in course of budesonide nasal irrigation. 1-month supply of budesonide capsules, an 8-oz sinus rinse bottle, and a 1-month supply of commercially prepared isotonic salt packets. Participants were instructed to dissolve 2 budesonide capsules (0.5mg per capsule) into the sinus rinse bottle along with the saline mixture and then irrigate both nasal cavities once daily. | |
| Budesonide Nasal Irrigation + Smell Training | Experimental | Budesonide nasal irrigation + smell training for 12 weeks |
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| Controls | No Intervention | Baseline olfaction testing and rs-fMRI |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Smell training | Behavioral | Participants will be provided with 4 vials of essential odors. Participants will sniff each scent for 20-30 seconds, twice daily, for 12 weeks. The participant will take 30 seconds of rest between each scent. All participants will undergo this smell training regimen for 12 weeks. |
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| Pre- and Post-intervention Difference in Functional Connectivity Before and After Smell Training. | Baseline and post-intervention connectivity within and between regions of interest in the olfactory and olfactory related networks using resting state fMRI will be obtained. Resting-state connectivity was analyzed using the CONN toolbox version 18b (https://web.conn-toolbox.org/) and SPM12, version 7487 (Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging). Functional connectivity values (Fisher z-transformed Pearson correlation coefficients) were compared using a paired, 2-tailed t test and corrected for multiple comparisons. p<0.05 was considered to be significant. | 12 weeks |
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| Pre- and Post-intervention Difference in Smell Testing Before and After Budesonide Treatment | Objective pre- and post-intervention differences of participant performance on the UPSIT and Sniffin Sticks tests before and after budesonide saline nasal irrigation. University of Pennsylvania Identification Test (UPSIT) consists of 4 odor-impregnated booklets that participants scratch and sniff to identify various odors, and scores account for differences in sex. Hyposmia is defined as a score of 19 to 34 for females and 19 to 33 for males. Anosmia for either sex is defined as a score below 18. Possible scores range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating better sense of smell. Sniffin' Sticks are odor-encapsulated markers that are used to measure odor detection threshold, discrimination, and identification (TDI). Normosmia is defined as a TDI score >30.5. An increase by 5.5 points or more from baseline is considered meaningful improvement. Possible scores range from 1 to 48 with higher values indicating better sense of smell. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jay F Piccirillo, MD | Washington University School of Medicine | Principal Investigator |
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| Washington University | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 2021470 | Background | Deems DA, Doty RL, Settle RG, Moore-Gillon V, Shaman P, Mester AF, Kimmelman CP, Brightman VJ, Snow JB Jr. Smell and taste disorders, a study of 750 patients from the University of Pennsylvania Smell and Taste Center. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1991 May;117(5):519-28. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1991.01870170065015. | |
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PVOD participants first underwent 30-day trial period of budesonide nasal irrigation. If they did not experience improvement in their smell to the normal range as measured by UPSIT and Sniffin'Sticks, they continued budesonide nasal irrigation plus 12-weeks of smell intervention. Resting-state fMRI was obtained before and after smell intervention.
For the participants in the Control Group, one time fs-MRI and questionnaire completion only.
Adults 18 to 70 years of age with clinically diagnosed or self reported postviral olfactory loss of 3 months or longer were eligible to participate.
For the control group, adults with normal smell function were eligible to participate.
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| FG000 | Controls | Healthy volunteers with normal smell function. Participants in the Control Group completed UPSIT, MRI, and Questionnaires one time and were finished with study participation. |
| FG001 | Budesonide Nasal Irrigation | 30-day run-in course of budesonide nasal irrigation. 1-month supply of budesonide capsules, an 8-oz sinus rinse bottle, and a 1-month supply of commercially prepared isotonic salt packets. Participants were instructed to dissolve 2 budesonide capsules (0.5mg per capsule) into the sinus rinse bottle along with the saline mixture and then irrigate both nasal cavities once daily. |
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Baseline data were only *collected* for 23 participants in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation Arm/Group
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| BG000 | Budesonide Nasal Irrigation | Participants will first undergo a 30-day trial of budesonide nasal saline irrigation. If there is no subsequent improvement in olfaction, participants will undergo a 12-week smell training intervention. Budesonide nasal irrigation: Eligible participants will be provided with a "NeilMed" Sinus Rinse Regular Bottle Kit and a one-month supply of USP Grade Sodium Chloride & Sodium Bicarbonate Mixture commercially prepared packets. Participants will need to purchase distilled water or boil tap water for five minutes for use with the saline irrigation. The contents of two capsules (0.5mg budesonide each) will be dissolved into "NeilMed" Sinus Rinse Regular Bottle along with the saline rinse. Both nasal cavities will be irrigated once daily for 30 days. Smell training: Participants who do not have objective improvement in their olfaction after the trial of budesonide irrigation will have a baseline resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) and undergo 12 weeks of smell training. Smell training involves the participants smelling 4 vials of essential odors (clove, lemon, eucalyptus, rose) twice a day for 12 weeks. Following smell training, participants will have their smell ability re-evaluated and a second rs-fMRI performed. |
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| Age, Categorical | A total of 31 PVOD participants were in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation group. Of the 31 participants, 23 participants remained after 8 were removed for protocol violations. The remaining 23 participants showed no improvement after the 30 days of budesonide nasal irrigation and therefore continued on the study and received 12 weeks of smell training. 20 participants in the Control Group. |
| Type | Title | Description | Population Description | Reporting Status | Anticipated Posting Date | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Time Frame | Units Analyzed | Denominator Units Selected | Arm/Group Information | Denominators | Classes | Analyses |
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| Primary | Pre- and Post-intervention Difference in Functional Connectivity Before and After Smell Training. | Baseline and post-intervention connectivity within and between regions of interest in the olfactory and olfactory related networks using resting state fMRI will be obtained. Resting-state connectivity was analyzed using the CONN toolbox version 18b (https://web.conn-toolbox.org/) and SPM12, version 7487 (Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging). Functional connectivity values (Fisher z-transformed Pearson correlation coefficients) were compared using a paired, 2-tailed t test and corrected for multiple comparisons. p<0.05 was considered to be significant. | Of the total 23 participants who completed smell training and rs-fMRI, 7 were excluded from analysis because of excessive artifact. Thus, the final study included a total of 16 participants. A set of 164 regions of interest(ROIs) from the CONN toolbox were used, supplemented with 23 ROIs determined by prior studies to be associated with olfactory processing. The CONN toolbox is an open source Matlab/SPM software that integrates pre-processing, display, and analysis of rs-fMRI data. | Posted | Number | Regions of interest | 12 weeks | Regions of interest | Regions of interest |
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# who underwent budesonide nasal irrigation at risk for serious adverse events:31; All participants who underwent the 12-weeks of smell training are included because all underwent 30-day trial of budesonide nasal irrigation. If improved, participation ended.If no improvement, they underwent 12-weeks of smell training intervention. # of controls at risk for serious adverse events:20; Adverse Events were not collected separately in the Smell Training portion from the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation.
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | Control Group | 20 participants sex and age matched (+/- 5 years) to participants with PVOD with normal smell as determined by UPSIT were recruited for baseline neuroimaging. |
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| Term | Organ System | Source Vocabulary | Assessment Type | Notes | Statistical Information |
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| Cavernoma | Nervous system disorders | Non-systematic Assessment | Incidental MRI finding |
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| Title | Organization | Phone | Extension | |
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| Pawina JIramongkolchai, MD | Washington University in St. Louis | 314-393-2455 | pawina@wustl.edu |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | May 22, 2019 | Apr 13, 2021 | Prot_SAP_000.pdf |
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| D000086582 | Anosmia |
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| D000857 | Olfaction Disorders |
| D012678 | Sensation Disorders |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| D000094562 | Olfactory Training |
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| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| Subjective Response to Smell Training Intervention | Participants subjective sense of smell following intervention is measured using a visual analogue scale from 0 to 100 with 0 representing no sense of smell and 100 representing best possible sense of smell. | 12 weeks |
| Comparison of Olfactory Network in Healthy Controls to Study Participants | Baseline functional connectivity within and between the olfactory and associated networks of healthy controls will be compared to that of study participants prior to smell intervention treatment as measured by rs-fMRI.Resting-state connectivity was analyzed using the CONN toolbox version 18b (https://web.conn-toolbox.org/) and SPM12, version 7487 (Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging). Functional connectivity values (Fisher z-transformed Pearson correlation coefficients) were compared using a paired, 2-tailed t test and corrected for multiple comparisons . P < .05 was considered statistically significant. | 1 week |
| Pre- and Post-intervention Difference in Smell Testing Before and After Smell Training | Objective pre- and post-intervention differences of participant performance on the UPSIT and Sniffin Sticks tests before and after budesonide saline nasal irrigation. University of Pennsylvania Identification Test (UPSIT) consists of 4 odor-impregnated booklets that participants scratch and sniff to identify various odors, and scores account for differences in sex. Hyposmia is defined as a score of 19 to 34 for females and 19 to 33 for males. Anosmia for either sex is defined as a score below 18. Possible scores range from 0 to 40 with higher scores representing better sense of smell. Sniffin' Sticks are odor-encapsulated markers that are used to measure odor detection threshold, discrimination, and identification (TDI). Normosmia is defined as a TDI score >30.5. An increase by 5.5 points or more from baseline is considered meaningful improvement. Possible scores range from 1 to 48 with higher values indicating better sense of smell. | 12 weeks |
| Pre and Post Difference in QOD-NS After Smell Training | The QOD-NS is a validated 17-item questionnaire that pertains to olfactory-specific quality of life domains adversely impacted by olfactory dysfunction and is inversely scored (maximum score of 51), with higher scores reflective of more impaired quality of life. | 12 weeks |
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| BG001 | Control Group | Control participants sex and age matched (±5 years) to participants with PVOD had normal smell as determined by UPSIT and were recruited for baseline neuroimaging. Individuals with MRI contraindications were excluded. |
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| Age, Continuous | A total of 31 PVOD participants were in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation group. Of the 31 participants, 23 remained after 8 were removed for protocol violations. The remaining 23 showed no improvement after the 30 days of budesonide nasal irrigation and therefore continued on the study and received 12 weeks of smell training. Additionally, 7 participants were removed from the final analysis due to motion artifact on MRI leaving a total of 16 participants in the final analysis. | Median | Full Range | years |
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| Sex: Female, Male | A total of 31 PVOD participants were in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation group. Of the 31 participants, 23 remained after 8 were removed for protocol violations. The remaining 23 showed no improvement after the 30 days of budesonide nasal irrigation and therefore continued on the study and received 12 weeks of smell training. Additionally, 7 participants were removed from the final analysis due to motion artifact on MRI leaving a total of 16 participants in the final analysis. | Count of Participants | Participants |
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| Race (NIH/OMB) | A total of 31 PVOD participants were in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation group. Of the 31 participants, 23 remained after 8 were removed for protocol violations. The remaining 23 showed no improvement after the 30 days of budesonide nasal irrigation and therefore continued on the study and received 12 weeks of smell training. Additionally, 7 participants were removed from the final analysis due to motion artifact on MRI leaving a total of 16 participants in the final analysis. | Count of Participants | Participants |
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| Region of Enrollment | A total of 31 PVOD participants were in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation group. Of the 31 participants, 23 remained after 8 were removed for protocol violations. The remaining 23 showed no improvement after the 30 days of budesonide nasal irrigation and therefore continued on the study and received 12 weeks of smell training. Additionally, 7 participants were removed from the final analysis due to motion artifact on MRI leaving a total of 16 participants in the final analysis. | Count of Participants | Participants |
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| Duration of smell loss | Baseline duration of smell loss was not obtained from the control group as all 20 participants in the control group had normal smell. | A total of 31 PVOD participants were in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation group. Of the 31 participants, 23 remained after 8 were removed for protocol violations. The remaining 23 showed no improvement after the 30 days of budesonide nasal irrigation and therefore continued on the study and received 12 weeks of smell training. Data were only *collected* for 23 participants in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation Arm/Group | Median | Full Range | months |
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| UPSIT | University of Pennsylvania Identification Test (UPSIT) consists of 4 odor-impregnated booklets that participants scratch and sniff to identify various odors, and scores account for differences in sex. Hyposmia is defined as a score of 19 to 34 for females and 19 to 33 for males. Anosmia for either sex is defined as a score below 18. A score below 5 is highly suggestive of malingering. Possible scores range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating better sense of smell. | A total of 31 PVOD participants were in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation group. Of the 31 participants, 23 remained after 8 were removed for protocol violations. The remaining 23 showed no improvement after the 30 days of budesonide nasal irrigation and therefore continued on the study and received 12 weeks of smell training. Data were only *collected* for 23 participants in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation Arm/Group | Median | Full Range | units on a scale |
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| TDI | Like UPSIT, the Sniffin' Sticks test is a reliable and validated tool to assess olfactory function. Sniffin' Sticks are odor-encapsulated markers that are used to measure odor detection threshold, discrimination, and identification (TDI). Normosmia is defined as a TDI score >30.5. An increase by 5.5 points or more from baseline is considered meaningful improvement. Possible scores range from 1 to 48 with higher values indicating better sense of smell. Baseline TDI was not obtained from the control group as all 20 participants had normal smell. | A total of 31 PVOD participants were in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation group. Of the 31 participants, 23 remained after 8 were removed for protocol violations. The remaining 23 showed no improvement after the 30 days of budesonide nasal irrigation and therefore continued on the study and received 12 weeks of smell training. Data were only *collected* for 23 participants in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation Arm/Group | Median | Full Range | units on a scale |
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| VAS sense of smell | Baseline subjective sense of smell was measured using visual analogue sense of smell with scores ranging from 0 to 100. 0 represented no sense of smell and 100 represented best possible sense of smell. As all participants in the control group had normal sense of smell, baseline VAS was not measured. | A total of 31 PVOD participants were in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation group. Of the 31 participants, 23 remained after 8 were removed for protocol violations. The remaining 23 showed no improvement after the 30 days of budesonide nasal irrigation and therefore continued on the study and received 12 weeks of smell training. Data were only *collected* for 23 participants in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation Arm/Group. | Median | Full Range | units on a scale |
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| QOD-NS score | The Questionnaire for Olfactory Dysfunction-Negative Statements (QOD-NS) is a validated 17-item questionnaire that pertains to olfactory-specific quality of life domains adversely impacted by olfactory dysfunction and is inversely scored (scores range from 0 to 51), with higher scores reflective of more impaired quality of life. As all participants in the control group had both objective and subjective normal sense of smell, QOD-NS was not ascertained in the control group. | A total of 31 PVOD participants were in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation group. Of the 31 participants, 23 remained after 8 were removed for protocol violations. The remaining 23 showed no improvement after the 30 days of budesonide nasal irrigation and therefore continued on the study and received 12 weeks of smell training. Data were only *collected* for 23 participants in the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation Arm/Group. | Median | Full Range | units on a scale |
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| OG000 | Smell Training | Participants will first undergo a 30-day trial of budesonide nasal saline irrigation. If there is no subsequent improvement in olfaction, participants will undergo a 12-week smell training intervention. Smell training: Eligible participants will be provided with a "NeilMed" Sinus Rinse Regular Bottle Kit and a one-month supply of USP Grade Sodium Chloride & Sodium Bicarbonate Mixture commercially prepared packets. Participants will need to purchase distilled water or boil tap water for five minutes for use with the saline irrigation. The contents of two capsules (0.5mg budesonide each) will be dissolved into "NeilMed" Sinus Rinse Regular Bottle along with the saline rinse. Both nasal cavities will be irrigated once daily for 30 days. Participants who do not have objective improvement in their olfaction after the trial of budesonide irrigation will have a baseline resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) and undergo 12 weeks of smell training. Smell training involves the participants smelling 4 vials of essential odors twice a day for 12 weeks. Following smell training, participants will have their smell ability re-evaluated and a second rs-fMRI performed. |
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| Secondary | Pre- and Post-intervention Difference in Smell Testing Before and After Budesonide Treatment | Objective pre- and post-intervention differences of participant performance on the UPSIT and Sniffin Sticks tests before and after budesonide saline nasal irrigation. University of Pennsylvania Identification Test (UPSIT) consists of 4 odor-impregnated booklets that participants scratch and sniff to identify various odors, and scores account for differences in sex. Hyposmia is defined as a score of 19 to 34 for females and 19 to 33 for males. Anosmia for either sex is defined as a score below 18. Possible scores range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating better sense of smell. Sniffin' Sticks are odor-encapsulated markers that are used to measure odor detection threshold, discrimination, and identification (TDI). Normosmia is defined as a TDI score >30.5. An increase by 5.5 points or more from baseline is considered meaningful improvement. Possible scores range from 1 to 48 with higher values indicating better sense of smell. | Posted | Median | Full Range | units on a scale | 30 days |
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| Secondary | Subjective Response to Smell Training Intervention | Participants subjective sense of smell following intervention is measured using a visual analogue scale from 0 to 100 with 0 representing no sense of smell and 100 representing best possible sense of smell. | Posted | Median | Full Range | units on a scale | 12 weeks |
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| Secondary | Comparison of Olfactory Network in Healthy Controls to Study Participants | Baseline functional connectivity within and between the olfactory and associated networks of healthy controls will be compared to that of study participants prior to smell intervention treatment as measured by rs-fMRI.Resting-state connectivity was analyzed using the CONN toolbox version 18b (https://web.conn-toolbox.org/) and SPM12, version 7487 (Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging). Functional connectivity values (Fisher z-transformed Pearson correlation coefficients) were compared using a paired, 2-tailed t test and corrected for multiple comparisons . P < .05 was considered statistically significant. | A set of 164 regions of interest (ROIs) from the CONN toolbox were used, supplemented with 23 ROIs determined by prior studies to be associated with olfactory processing. | Posted | Number | Regions of interest | 1 week | Regions of interest | Regions of interest |
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| Secondary | Pre- and Post-intervention Difference in Smell Testing Before and After Smell Training | Objective pre- and post-intervention differences of participant performance on the UPSIT and Sniffin Sticks tests before and after budesonide saline nasal irrigation. University of Pennsylvania Identification Test (UPSIT) consists of 4 odor-impregnated booklets that participants scratch and sniff to identify various odors, and scores account for differences in sex. Hyposmia is defined as a score of 19 to 34 for females and 19 to 33 for males. Anosmia for either sex is defined as a score below 18. Possible scores range from 0 to 40 with higher scores representing better sense of smell. Sniffin' Sticks are odor-encapsulated markers that are used to measure odor detection threshold, discrimination, and identification (TDI). Normosmia is defined as a TDI score >30.5. An increase by 5.5 points or more from baseline is considered meaningful improvement. Possible scores range from 1 to 48 with higher values indicating better sense of smell. | Posted | Median | Full Range | units on a scale | 12 weeks |
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| Secondary | Pre and Post Difference in QOD-NS After Smell Training | The QOD-NS is a validated 17-item questionnaire that pertains to olfactory-specific quality of life domains adversely impacted by olfactory dysfunction and is inversely scored (maximum score of 51), with higher scores reflective of more impaired quality of life. | Posted | Median | Full Range | units on a scale | 12 weeks |
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| EG001 | Budesonide Nasal Irrigation | Adults 18 to 70 years of age with clinically diagnosed or self-reported postviral olfactory loss of 3 months underwent 30-day trial of budesonide nasal irrigation. If they improved, study participation ended. If they had no improvement in sense of smell after a 30-day trial of budesonide nasal irrigation, they then underwent 12-weeks of smell training intervention. All participants who underwent the 12-weeks of smell training intervention are included this adverse event group. Adverse Events were not collected separately in the Smell Training portion of the study from the Budesonide Nasal Irrigation but instead collected as a whole. | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 31 |
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