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NCT number NCT06290219
Other study ID # CF23509A
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 3
First received
Last updated
Start date March 20, 2024
Est. completion date December 31, 2024

Study information

Verified date March 2024
Source Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Contact Rong-San Jiang, MD, PhD
Phone 800-555-5555
Email rsjiang@vghtc.gov.tw
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy of injecting high-concentration platelet plasma combined with hyaluronic acid into the nasal olfactory mucosa in the treatment of traumatic anosmia.


Description:

Causes of olfactory impairment include sinus diseases, post-viral olfactory dysfunction, neurological diseases, and post-traumatic lesions of the olfactory nerve. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in 2019, there has been a significant increase in the number of patients suffering from olfactory disorders, and the duration of loss of smell and taste varies. According to follow-up studies, nearly 46% of those patients still have symptoms of olfactory impairment one year after diagnosis, and nearly 7% have even completely lost their ability to smell. In recent years, injecting platelet-rich plasma into the nasal cavity has been a new method to improve the sense of smell. The effects of platelet-rich plasma can reduce chronic inflammation and cell-related damage and promote regeneration of olfactory tissue, while hyaluronic acid can promote the release of growth factors from platelets. The purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy of injecting high-concentration platelet plasma combined with hyaluronic acid into the nasal olfactory mucosa in the treatment of traumatic anosmia. A total of 80 patients with olfactory dysfunction were collected from otolaryngology, head and neck outpatient clinics. Selection criteria are 18 years of age or older, and loss of olfactory function for more than 6 months after head trauma. Exclusion criteria are pregnant or lactating women, patients with compromised immune function, patients with acute or chronic sinus infection, patients with nasal polyps, patients with a history of sinonasal cancer, and patients with low platelets or hemophilia and other blood and blood cell-related diseases. This study will establish experimental groups and control groups according to random distribution. Subjects in both groups received zinc tablets and olfactory training for 12 weeks. The experimental group additionally received an injection of platelet-rich plasma combined with hyaluronic acid. After treatment, patients return to the clinic to track the olfactory condition. Before treatment, the subjects evaluated their olfactory function using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and performed the phenyl ethyl alcohol odor detection threshold test and the traditional Chinese version of the University of Pennsylvania Olfactory Identification Test. In the experimental group, 10cc of blood will be drawn from the subjects in the experimental group, the drawn blood will be centrifuged, the centrifuge tube will be inverted 20 times to mix the plasma and hyaluronic acid, and finally 5cc of the plasma mixed with hyaluronic acid will be drawn out using an empty syringe. The project investigator injects plasma mixed with hyaluronic acid into the nasal septum and the medial side of the middle turbinate of the patient's nasal cavity under a nasal endoscope. The two groups will undergo the same olfactory tests three months later to compare the changes in olfactory function of the two groups of patients before and after treatment to explore the efficacy of injecting high-concentration platelet plasma combined with hyaluronic acid into the nasal olfactory mucosa to treat traumatic anosmia.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 80
Est. completion date December 31, 2024
Est. primary completion date September 30, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - 18 years of age or older, and loss of olfactory function for more than 6 months after head trauma Exclusion Criteria: - pregnant or lactating women, patients with compromised immune function, patients with acute or chronic sinus infection, patients with nasal polyps, patients with a history of sinonasal cancer, and patients with low platelets or hemophilia and other blood and blood cell-related diseases

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Combination Product:
platelet-rich plasma combined with hyaluronic acid
The project investigator injects plasma mixed with hyaluronic acid into the nasal septum and the medial side of the middle turbinate of the patient's nasal cavity under a nasal endoscope.
Drug:
Zinc Gluconate 10 MG Oral Tablet
one tablet three times a day for a period of 12 weeks
Device:
4 bottles of phenyl ethyl alcohol, lemon, eucalyptus, and clove oil
Sniffing each odorant for 10 seconds, twice a day for 12 weeks

Locations

Country Name City State
Taiwan Taichung Veterans General Hospital Taichung

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

References & Publications (5)

AlRajhi B, Alrodiman OA, Alhuzali AF, Alrashed H, Alrodiman YA, Alim B. Platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 related olfactory dysfunction: a systematic review. Rhinology. 2023 Dec 1;61(6):498-507. doi: 10.4193/Rhin23.168. — View Citation

Goljanian Tabrizi A, Asadi M, Mohammadi M, Abedi Yekta A, Sohrabi M. Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma as an Adjuvant Therapy to Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Anosmia Patients with Sinonasal Polyposis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2021 Nov 24;35:156. doi: 10.47176/mjiri.35.156. eCollection 2021. — View Citation

Lechien JR, Le Bon SD, Saussez S. Platelet-rich plasma injection in the olfactory clefts of COVID-19 patients with long-term olfactory dysfunction. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 May;280(5):2351-2358. doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07788-8. Epub 2022 Dec 15. — View Citation

Steffens Y, Le Bon SD, Lechien J, Prunier L, Rodriguez A, Saussez S, Horoi M. Effectiveness and safety of PRP on persistent olfactory dysfunction related to COVID-19. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Dec;279(12):5951-5953. doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07560-y. Epub 2022 Jul 29. — View Citation

Yan CH, Jang SS, Lin HC, Ma Y, Khanwalkar AR, Thai A, Patel ZM. Use of platelet-rich plasma for COVID-19-related olfactory loss: a randomized controlled trial. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 Jun;13(6):989-997. doi: 10.1002/alr.23116. Epub 2022 Dec 21. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary phenyl ethyl alcohol odor detection threshold test The phenyl ethyl alcohol (PEA) odor detection threshold test uses a rose-like PEA odorant to assess a patient's odor detection threshold. up to 12 weeks
Primary traditional Chinese version of University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (TC-UPSIT) TC-UPSIT is the traditional Chinese version of the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test. It is a modified version of the North American version, with 8 unfamiliar odorants replaced by other odorants.29 The TC-UPSIT consists of 40 tests as it follows the North American version of the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test. In each test, the brown strip at the bottom of the test page consists of microcapsules of an odorant, which is released by scratching the strip using a pencil tip. The patient sniffs the released odorant and selects a response from 4 odor descriptor options that are used to identify the odorant. The TC-UPSIT score is the number of correct responses among the 40 tests taken. up to 12 weeks
Secondary Visual Analogue Scale Before and after treatment, the subjects subjectively evaluated their olfactory function using a Visual Analogue Scale. up to 12 weeks
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