# Upper Airway Inflammation and Olfaction: Mechanisms of Loss and Recovery

> **NCT06776042** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain** · enrollment: 140 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP)

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Nasal brushing of the olfactory cleft
- **OTHER:** Smell testing

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06776042
- **Lead sponsor:** Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-05-22
- **Primary completion:** 2026-09-30
- **Final completion:** 2026-09-30
- **Target enrollment:** 140 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06776042

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06776042, "Upper Airway Inflammation and Olfaction: Mechanisms of Loss and Recovery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06776042. Licensed CC0.

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