# Impact of Nasoseptal Flap Harvest Technique on Olfaction Following Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery

> **NCT03773705** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Unity Health Toronto** · enrollment: 20 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Pituitary Tumor
- Surgery
- Olfactory Nerve Injuries

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Electrocautery versus scalpel

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03773705
- **Lead sponsor:** Unity Health Toronto
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2019-02-25
- **Primary completion:** 2019-10-31
- **Final completion:** 2019-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 20 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2019-03-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03773705

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03773705, "Impact of Nasoseptal Flap Harvest Technique on Olfaction Following Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03773705. Licensed CC0.

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