Ivermectin Nasal Drops in Post COVID-19 Parosmia

Summary

The current study will be a pilot study for a randomized controlled trial conducted on patients recruited from the outpatient clinic of the Otorhinolaryngology Department, Menoufia Faculty of Medicine To evaluate the effect of ivermectin nasal drops in the treatment of post COVID 19 parosmia

Timeline

Start

2022-07

Primary completion

2023-03

Completion

2023-03

Publications

• Background Stenner M, Vent J, Huttenbrink KB, Hummel T, Damm M. Topical therapy in anosmia: relevance of steroid-responsiveness. Laryngoscope. 2008 Sep;118(9):1681-6. doi: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e31817c1368.
• Background Butowt R, von Bartheld CS. Anosmia in COVID-19: Underlying Mechanisms and Assessment of an Olfactory Route to Brain Infection. Neuroscientist. 2021 Dec;27(6):582-603. doi: 10.1177/1073858420956905. Epub 2020 Sep 11.
• Background Gane SB, Kelly C, Hopkins C. Isolated sudden onset anosmia in COVID-19 infection. A novel syndrome? Rhinology. 2020 Jun 1;58(3):299-301. doi: 10.4193/Rhin20.114.
• Background Graziadei PP, Levine RR, Monti Graziadei GA. Plasticity of connections of the olfactory sensory neuron: regeneration into the forebrain following bulbectomy in the neonatal mouse. Neuroscience. 1979;4(6):713-27. doi: 10.1016/0306-4522(79)90002-2. No abstract available.
• Background Hornung DE, Mozell MM. Factors influencing the differential sorption of odorant molecules across the olfactory mucosa. J Gen Physiol. 1977 Mar;69(3):343 -61. doi: 10.1085/jgp.69.3.343.
• Background Conterno LO, Turchi MD, Correa I, Monteiro de Barros Almeida RA. Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Apr 14;4(4):CD010599. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010599.pub2.
• Background Kahlenberg JM, Kaplan MJ. Little peptide, big effects: the role of LL-37 in inflammation and autoimmune disease. J Immunol. 2013 Nov 15;191(10):4895-901. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302005.
• Background Heidary F, Gharebaghi R. Ivermectin: a systematic review from antiviral effects to COVID-19 complementary regimen. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2020 Sep;73(9):593-602. doi: 10.1038/s41429-020-0336-z. Epub 2020 Jun 12.
• Background Errecalde J, Lifschitz A, Vecchioli G, Ceballos L, Errecalde F, Ballent M, Marin G, Daniele M, Turic E, Spitzer E, Toneguzzo F, Gold S, Krolewiecki A, Alvarez L, Lanusse C. Safety and Pharmacokinetic Assessments of a Novel Ivermectin Nasal Spray Formulation in a Pig Model. J Pharm Sci. 2021 Jun;110(6):2501-2507. doi: 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.01.017. Epub 2021 Jan 23.
• Background Aref ZF, Bazeed SEES, Hassan MH, Hassan AS, Rashad A, Hassan RG, Abdelmaksoud AA. Clinical, Biochemical and Molecular Evaluations of Ivermectin Mucoadhesive Nanosuspension Nasal Spray in Reducing Upper Respiratory Symptoms of Mild COVID-19. Int J Nanomedicine. 2021 Jun 15;16:4063-4072. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S313093. eCollection 2021.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.