Evaluation of the effect of laser acupuncture on improving the sense of smell in patients with COVID-19

Effect of Auricular Acupuncture with the laser in post-viral anosmia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210311050671N1

Enrollment

Registered

2021-04-13

Start date

2021-04-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-04-26

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Conditions

COVID-19. virus identified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group:Betamethasone drops, acupuncture and laser. The final follow-up of patients is 3 months after the first visit.To determine acupuncture sensitive points,both VAS (Vas

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with a definite diagnosis of Covid-19 who have reported an olfactory disorder (Anosmia) and the disorder has no improvement in their olfactory disorder within one month of the course of the disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: People with a history of any surgery or head trauma Chronic and severe inflammatory diseases Degenerative diseases Nasal allergies Abnormal anatomy of the nose

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The percentage of people with a reduced sense of smell. Timepoint: Perform olfactory test before the intervention, 2 weeks after the intervention and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: 24-item Iranian olfactory test.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAlireza Mohebbi

Iran University of Medical Sciences

mohebbi.ar@iums.ac.ir+98 21 6655 2828

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 8, 2026