NCT04473157

COVID-19 in Patients With Anosmia in Egypt

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Patients Presenting With Anosmia During COVID-19 Pandemic Era in Egypt

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 58 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aims to test the frequency of severe acute respiratory syndrome new corona virus SARS-CoV-2 or other respiratory viruses in patients presenting with anosmia or dysgeusia to Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt.

Detailed description

Fifty Patients presenting to Triage and/or Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinics in Ain Shams University Hospitals with the chief complaint of Anosmia/ dysgeusia in the period July- September 2020; will undergo thorough history taking, clinical assessment and polymers chain reaction rt-PCR to SARS-COV2; and if proven negative to COVID 19, PCR to other respiratory pathogens will be tested. COVID-19 patients will be managed according to the standard protocol of Ain Shams University Hospitals. Follow up after 3 weeks for the outcome of recovery of the smell sense and seroconversion by rapid test for immunoglobulins IgM/ IgG of COVID 19, for the probability of a false negative PCR at initial visit. Ethical committee approval for the current study protocol was obtained. Patients will be invited to participate and the informed consent will be signed.

Conditions

• Anosmia
• Covid19
• Dysgeusia

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-07-01
• Primary completion: 2020-11-30
• Completion: 2020-12-30
• First posted: 2020-07-16
• Last updated: 2021-01-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt