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The effect of anesthesia administration via a face mask on olfactory function

Does the use of face masks to administer general anesthesia affect the olfactory function of patients undergoing elective surgery?

Status
Withdrawn
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12614000331639
Enrollment
50
Registered
2014-03-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study aims to determine whether anesthesia administration via a face mask affects olfactory function.

Interventions

patients who received general anesthesia administration via a face mask, post-operative olfactory function compared with pre-operative olfactory function with a smell test (connecticut chemosensory clinical research center) form assessed immediately before the beginning of operation and assessed once at 5 months after completion of the operation.

Sponsors

veysel erden
Lead SponsorIndividual

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients age within 20-60 undergoing elective surgery with anesthesia applied via a face mask

Exclusion criteria

Patients with known olfactory trouble acute/chronic rhinosinusitis smoking nasal polyps nasal tumor disorders that may cause olfactory trouble (kallman, turner) head trauma septum deviation

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026