Investigating the Efficacy of OMT to Recover Olfactory Perception After COVID-19

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Anosmia

In brief

One of the most widespread symptoms of COVID-19 is loss of the sense of smell. There are very few treatments for helping individuals recover their sense of smell. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) may be a useful tool in helping people recover their smell perception. In this study the investigators test whether OMT can be used to help individuals recover their sense of smell if they lost it during COVID-19.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06766279

Run by

Burrell College of Health Sciences

People needed

32

Starts

2024-08-29

Expected to finish

2025-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Positive COVID-19 test or diagnoses
• Self-reported deficiency in sense of smell

You may not qualify if…

• Age under 18 years
• Pregnancy
• Any findings on the osteopathic screening/evaluation that would hinder the effectiveness or increase the risk associated with OA decompression
• Any medication that interferes with the sense of smell (intranasal zinc, intranasal antihistamines, intranasal corticosteroids)
• Allergic rhinitis
• Use of oral corticosteroids or antihistamines.

Where it is running

• Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine — Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States (enrolling)

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