Olfactory Outcomes of Dupilumab Treatment for Nasal Polyposis

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study aims to investigate the olfactory TDI score (Threshold, Discrimination, Identification) using the Sniffin' sticks test for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) on dupilumab. Twenty-seven adult patients will be followed up during the treatment with dupilumab on three visits to the Otolaryngology Clinic (Baseline, 3 months and 6 months).

The primary endpoint will be the TDI score. Nasal polyp score, Quality of Olfactory Disorders

• negative symptoms (QOD-NS symptom scores), SNOT-22 will be secondary endpoints.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Lawson Health Research Institute
• Collaborator: Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
• Treatments: Antibodies, Monoclonal

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients older than 18 years old

• Chronic rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps

• Olfactory loss

• Clinical indication for treatment with Dupilumab

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with olfactory loss from other causes such as:

• Sinonasal malignancies

• Trauma

• Idiopathic olfactory loss

• Use of cocaine

• COVID-19 related olfactory loss

• Pregnancy