Scientists probe the root cause of smell loss in chronic sinusitis
NCT ID NCT06776042
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at why people with chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps lose their sense of smell. Researchers will compare cells from the nose of 140 participants before and after 3 months of treatment. The goal is to understand the biological mechanisms behind smell loss and recovery.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 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: * At least two of the following symptoms: nasal obstruction, rhinorrhoea, smell loss, facial pain for 12 weeks. * Endoscopic visualisation of bilateral sinonasal polyps * SSI (TDI) \< 30.75 and decreased sense of smell subjectively * Eosinophilia \> 300/μl of blood Ku/l * On a stable nasal steroid treatment for at least 4 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Active smoking * Primary and secondary immune deficiencies * Ciliary diseases (cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary diskinesia) * History of or current nasal malignancies * \< 18 years and \> 70 years * Patients unable to express consent * Use of systemic corticosteroids for \< 4 weeks before visit 1 • Use of systemic or local antibiotics for \< 4 weeks before visit 1
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1200, Belgium
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