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NCT04959747
Acupuncture for Olfactory Dysfunction in Infected COVID-19 Patients
NA trial testing acupuncture in Olfactory Dysfunction in 20 participants. Status unknown.
31 July 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Hong Kong Baptist University |
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| Phase | NA |
| Status | Status unknown |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 20 |
| Start date | 1 August 2021 |
| Primary completion | 31 July 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 30 September 2022 |
| Sites | 1 location across Hong Kong |
Drugs / interventions tested
- acupuncture — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Olfactory Dysfunction — all drugs for Olfactory Dysfunction →
- Covid19 — all drugs for Covid19 →
Sponsor
Hong Kong Baptist University
Who can join
Adults 18 to 80, any sex, with Olfactory Dysfunction or Covid19. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
In this a 12-week, single blinded, randomized sham controlled, and cross-over clinical trial. It will be conducted to explore the safety and efficacy of acupuncture for olfactory dysfunction in infected COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong.
Publications & conference data
6 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Interventions for the prevention of persistent post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction.
Webster KE, O'Byrne L, MacKeith S, Philpott C, et al · · 2021 · cited 22× · PMID 34291812 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd013877.pub2 -
Interventions for the treatment of persistent post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction.
O'Byrne L, Webster KE, MacKeith S, Philpott C, et al · · 2022 · cited 21× · PMID 36062970 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd013876.pub3 -
Interventions for the treatment of persistent post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction.
O'Byrne L, Webster KE, MacKeith S, Philpott C, et al · · 2021 · cited 21× · PMID 34291813 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd013876.pub2 -
Interventions for the prevention of persistent post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction.
Webster KE, O'Byrne L, MacKeith S, Philpott C, et al · · 2022 · cited 11× · PMID 36063364 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd013877.pub3 -
Acupuncture for olfactory dysfunction in infected COVID-19 patients: Study protocol for a randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial
Zhong L, Wong Y, Leung C, Choy C, et al · · 2022 -
Acupuncture for Olfactory Dysfunction in Infected COVID-19 Patients: Study Protocol for a Single Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial
Zhong LL, CHOY C, CHO H, WONG Y, et al · · 2021 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-823921/v1
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04959747 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Hong Kong Baptist University
- Last refreshed: 22 July 2021
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