Comparison of the effect of vanilla essential oil with eucalyptus essential oil on the return of olfactory sense in COVID-19 patients
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- covid-19.Coronavirus infection, unspecified site (B34.2)Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters (B97.2)Severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS], unspecified (U04.9)U07.1
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210202050231N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 84
Inclusion Criteria
Having informed consent to participate in the study -
Have a positive PCR test
They did not experience any signs of decreased olfactory and taste sensation at least 2 weeks before the onset of the first Covid-19 demonstrations.
-Living in the city
Non-smoker
Exclusion Criteria
- People with certain underlying diseases (such as asthma and history of allergies, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, severe eating disorders, acute rhinitis, acute sinusitis, nasal congestion, for example, after rhinoplasty, traumatic nerve damage and.
Having other viral and bacterial infections at the same time as Covid-19
- People who deal with thick odors in their job, such as working with paint or acid.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The result of the olfactory test is reported as a number from zero to 24 and indicates the function of the sense of smell in the range of normal and mild normosemia, anosmia, hyposemia (microsaemia). Timepoint: Before intervention, one week after intervention, two weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: University of Pennsylvania Odor Detection Test (UPSIT).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method