Anosmia and / or Ageusia and Early Corticosteroid Use
Anosmia and / or Ageusia in COVID-19: Timeline, Treatment With Early Corticosteroid and Recovery
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
In a study of dexamethasone kinetics in two groups of 15 patients with community-acquired pneumonia, one group was treated with dexamethasone 6 mg/day by mouth and the other with 4 mg/day intravenously. The apparent volume of distribution was 1 L/kg in both groups, but the half-life after oral administration was approximately 7 hours, and after intravenous administration 9 hours. The bioavailability of oral dexamethasone was 81% (95% CI = 54-121%). However, the biological half-life of dexamethasone is much longer, of the order of 36-54 h compared with 18-36 h for prednisolone.
Time to recover of Anosmia and / or ageusia and early corticosteroid use
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
Study Contact
- Name: Emad R Issak, MD
- Phone Number: 01272228989
- Email: dr.emad.r.h.issak@gmail.com
Study Locations
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Cairo
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Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, 11433
- Recruiting
- Asalam
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Contact:
- Emad R Issak, MD
- Phone Number: 01272228989
- Email: dr.emad.r.h.issak@gmail.com
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any case with COVID-19
- Age more than or equal to 18 years
- Mild to moderate severity
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diabetes
- Any contra-indication for the interventional drug
- Mentally disabled cases
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Early CS
early use of dexamethasone as early as the laboratory confirmation of inflammation.
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early use of dexamethasone as early as laboratory evidence of high inflammatory markers
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Late CS
Dexamethasone is to be used lately upon the deterioration of cases
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Use of dexamethasone on deterioration of the cases with increased severity
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Time to recovery
Time Frame: one to 6 weeks
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Time to recovery from anosmia and / or agusia
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one to 6 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Investigators
Investigators
- Study Director: Emad R Issak, MD, Assalam Clinics
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Study Start
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Nervous System Diseases
- Coronavirus Infections
- Coronaviridae Infections
- Nidovirales Infections
- RNA Virus Infections
- Virus Diseases
- Infections
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Respiratory Tract Diseases
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Pneumonia
- Lung Diseases
- Neurologic Manifestations
- Sensation Disorders
- Olfaction Disorders
- Taste Disorders
- COVID-19
- Anosmia
- Ageusia
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Autonomic Agents
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Antiemetics
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Glucocorticoids
- Hormones
- Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
- Protease Inhibitors
- Dexamethasone
- Dexamethasone acetate
- BB 1101
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- PR0013
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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