New CT scoring aims to better detect smell loss in allergy patients
NCT ID NCT07380945
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test a new way to score CT scans to see how well it measures smell loss in people with central compartment atopic disease (CCAD), a type of nasal allergy. Researchers will compare the new scoring system to the traditional one in 120 participants. The goal is to improve diagnosis and understanding of smell problems in these patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more accurate way to measure smell loss in CCAD patients using CT scans.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. The new scoring system may not prove better than existing methods.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients were recruited from the Department of Otolaryngology at Peking University Third Hospital in clinic.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria for patient group: 1. Diagnosed with CCAD based on the diagnostic criteria of the EPOS guideline. 2. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form. Inclusion Criteria for control group: 1. Diagnosed with CRS (non-CCAD) based on the diagnostic criteria of the EPOS guideline. 2. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria for patient group: 1. Those who have taken oral glucocorticoids, antibiotics, anti-leukotrienes, and antihistamines within four weeks. 2. Patients who have had prior sinus surgery. 3. Patients with fungal sinusitis, inverted papilloma, or other nasal diseases. 4. Patients with a diagnosis of immune suppression or suspicion of malignancy that may be affecting the nose/paranasal sinuses. 5. Patients who are mentally or physically unable to perform olfactory tests
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, People's Republic of China, 10019, China
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