Investigating the Efficacy of OMT to Recover Olfactory Perception After COVID-19
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
One of the most widespread symptoms of COVID-19 is loss of the sense of smell. There are very few treatments for helping individuals recover their sense of smell. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) may be a useful tool in helping people recover their smell perception. In this study the investigators test whether OMT can be used to help individuals recover their sense of smell if they lost it during COVID-19.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Positive COVID-19 test or diagnoses
• Self-reported deficiency in sense of smell
Locations
United States
New Mexico
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
RECRUITING
Las Cruces
Contact Information
Primary
Thomas P Eiting, Ph.D
teiting@burrell.edu
575-674-2245
Backup
Adrienne Kania, D.O.
akania@burrell.edu
575-674-2355
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-08-29
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 32
Treatments
Experimental: OMT
Subjects will undergo an evaluation of their sense of smell using a thoroughly-vetted and published protocol. If subjects are found to have a reduced sense of smell, they will be assigned to either the OMT or sham intervention. The OMT intervention will consist of two procedures: occipitoatlantal decompression and treating the nasal Chapman point. Subjects will then be evaluated after receiving treatment, as well as a follow-up visit the day after, and a final visit within 1-2 weeks post treatment.
Sham_comparator: Sham
Subjects will undergo an evaluation of their sense of smell using a thoroughly-vetted and published protocol. If subjects are found to have a reduced sense of smell, they will be assigned to either the OMT or sham intervention. The sham intervention will consist of the experimenter resting their hands on the sides of the subject's neck. Subjects will then be evaluated after receiving treatment, as well as a follow-up visit the day after, and a final visit within 1-2 weeks post treatment.
Sponsors
Leads: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine