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Oral and Olfactory Complications of Recovered COVID-19 Patients
Sponsor: University of Giessen
Summary
This cohort study aims to investigate the long-standing chemosensory disorders and oral manifestation after recovery of the COVID-19 illness. A correlation between the long-standing symptoms and the COVID-19 severity grade will be very important to understand and clarify the aetiology of these symptoms.
Official title: Oral and Olfactory Complications of Recovered COVID-19 Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
402
Start Date
2021-05-01
Completion Date
2025-05-28
Last Updated
2024-05-13
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Gustatory and olfactory function test
The gustatory and olfactory function will be tested by using the combined Burghart Screening 12 test containing smelling sticks and taste strips (Fa. MediSense, Groningen, Netherlands). Evaluation of taste and smell is performed by offering the sticks/strips and demand a forced multiple choice.
Molecular assessment of saliva
Saliva samples will be taken for molecular biological determination of the oral microbiome. The microbiome is determined at the Institute for Medical Microbiology by 16s-rRNA gene analysis with Next Generation Sequencing and bioinformatics.
Locations (1)
Justus-Liebig University
Giessen, Hesse, Germany