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- Clinical Trial NCT05104424
The Study of Quadruple Therapy Intranasal Insulin, Zinc, Gabapentin, Ice Cube Stimulation for Post COVID-19 Smell and Taste Dysfunctions (COVID-19)
The Study of Quadruple Therapy Intranasal Insulin, Zinc, Gabapentin, Ice Cube Stimulation for Post Covid-19 Smell and Taste Dysfunctions
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
post covid-19 smell and taste dysfunction are common globally and affect the quality of life and also have phycological impact and anxiety, also effect on economy as the patients not able to do cooking or buy prepared foods and not eaten, also not able to enter the cooking room and prepare foods for themselves, also the risk of loss of smell the fire accidents because anosmia, many forms of smell dysfunction like anosmia , hyposmia, and dysosmia , Phantosmia , parosmia may occurred, the same taste disorders may has many forms like Dysgeusia, phantom taste perception, hypogeusia . until now no definite treatments for post covid-19 smell and taste disorders , this study is novel study as quadruple therapy Intranasal Insulin, Zinc, Gabapentin, Ice Cube Stimulation may suspect having promising results.
The application of intranasal insulin in healthy humans has been linked to improve memory function and increased olfactory thresholds also enhance the olfactory performance and regenerate the olfactory epithelium which the corner stone mechanism at affection of smell and taste disorders. zinc orally has many functions and improve taste and influence the activity of carbonic anhydrase in saliva which is important in breaking down foods in our mouth . the application of small ice cube in the mouth for one minute may improve seat taste and lower temperature by 5 degrees. gabapentin working by altering or blocking abnormal electrical discharges arising from the peripheral damaged smell or taste organ
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Amr Ahmed
- Phone Number: +966597310032
- Email: drmedahmed@gmail.com
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult male or female recovered patients only postcovid-19 no other interventional treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
less than 18 years any nasal deviation or congenital anomalies any allergic sinusitis or nasal problems pregnant women's
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Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: adult post covid-19 recovered 22 patients with smell and taste dysfunction take quadruple therapy
adult patients recovered postcovid-19 taking the quadruple therapy zinc 50 mg , gabapentin 300 mg , 40 I.U rapid insulin , 3 times small cube of ice in the mouth Questionnaires will be administered pre- and post-treatment to assess the change in measures.
The mean values between groups will be compared.
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intranasal rapid insulin 40 I.U as 0.1 ml as 2 puff at each nostril once weekly for 8 weeks zinc 50 mg orally daily Gabapentin 300 mg once daily for 1 month small ice cube at mouth before meals thrice daily
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: patients taking zinc only with smell training on volatile oils
these 22 adult patients on zinc 50 mg and smell training on 4 volatile oils
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intranasal rapid insulin 40 I.U as 0.1 ml as 2 puff at each nostril once weekly for 8 weeks zinc 50 mg orally daily Gabapentin 300 mg once daily for 1 month small ice cube at mouth before meals thrice daily
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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evaluation of disturbances of smell and taste (Sniffin 'Sticks" test)
Time Frame: 4 month
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The change in smell is based on the comparison of the results of the olfactory assessment after / before treatment obtained from a single method out of the three carried out: Sniffin 'Stick Test Results: Threshold Test Score and Actual Identification Test Score. TI score: sum of the individual scores of the threshold and identification measures (TI score varying from 0 to 32). It is used to classify patients in terms of normosmia, hyposmia and functional anosmia based on normative values of "Sniffin 'Sticks" (according to the age and sex of each subject) with the threshold at the tenth percentile of the database provided in the study published by Hummel and Kobal. Self-assessment by patients using a digital scale of smell, from 0 (no smell) to 10 (normal smell) |
4 month
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evaluation of taste disorders
Time Frame: 4 month
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A device is used to present a pseudo-randomised series of taste solutions to the participant for identification, in order to establish taste thresholds.Change in taste threshold measures (sweet, salt, bitter, sour) between baseline and and post treatment is initiated is assessed with the assistance of a taste test device.
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4 month
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questionnaire for taste self assessment ( Dynachron-olfaction questionnaire)
Time Frame: 4 month
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Self-assessment using the Dynachron-olfaction questionnaire:each question is used to assess the patient's feelings about his discomfort in the nose using a scale from 0 (no discomfort) to 10 (unbearable
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4 month
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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any clinical manifestations or adverse effects
Time Frame: 4 month
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Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0"
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4 month
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- smell and taste disorders
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
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
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