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Study aim:
Determining the effect of acupuncture on olfactory quality in patients with post-viral olfactory hypersensitivity during COVID-19
Design:
Clinical trial with a control group, single-blind, randomized using random numbers table on 90 patients
Settings and conduct:
This study will be performed on patients with COVID-19 referred to Rasoul Akram Hospital who have not had any improvement in their sense of smell in the last 2 months.After confirmation of olfactory disorder by 24-item olfactory test and if they meet the inclusion criteria, they are randomly classified into two groups. This study is designed to be one-sided blind. As blindness will be performed on participating patients.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria:
Patients with covid-19 who have an olfactory disorder (anosmia) and the disorder does not improve within one month of the onset of the disease are included in the study. People with a history of any surgery or head trauma, chronic and severe inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, nasal allergies, as well as abnormal nasal anatomy are excluded from the study.
Intervention groups:
In the first group (experimental group) in addition to betamethasone drops, acupuncture and laser are also used.In the second group, in addition to drops and acupuncture, the laser is turned off and ear glue (placebo group) is used.
Main outcome variables:
amount of f smell sense