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Is Pentoxifylline Able to Improve Olfactory Sensitivity?

NCT00660868 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 7

Last updated 2016-02-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Signal processing in the olfactory neuron could be influenced by inhibition of enzymes like phosphodiesterase. Pentoxifylline is a unspecific phosphodiesterase inhibitor. The hypothesis is that pentoxifylline could lead to increased sensitivity to odors.

Conditions

  • Olfaction Disorders

Interventions

DRUG

Pentoxifylline retard 400mg

Agapurin retard 400mg 3/day per os for 3 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Technische Universität Dresden

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Volker Gudziol, Dr. med. · Technische Universität Dresden

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-01-31
Completion
2016-01-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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