Steroid Nasal Irrigation for Flavor Evaluation and Detection Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 0000-00-00
• Target enrollment: 100
• Participant gender: Both

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine if budesonide nasal saline irrigation or smell training intervention impact sense of smell.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
• Treatments: Budesonide
• Last Updated: 2016-12-06

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 18 and 65

• Anosmia or hyposmia (Sniffin' Sticks threshold below 5.5)

• Able to understand consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Past/current history of smoking

• Current nasal polyps

• Exposure to head and or/neck radiation

• Exposure to chemotherapy within the last 5 years

• Documented or diagnosed peanut butter food allergy

• Current cold or rhinitis