The Impact of Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery on Olfaction

ConditionsMeningioma Pituitary Disease Pituitary Adenoma Craniopharyngioma Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery Olfactory Dysfunction

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age18-70

SponsorUniversitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

About this trial

In this study, the research team will investigate the incidence and etiology of olfactory dysfunction following endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, by combining clinical assessments with histomolecular analysis.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult patients scheduled for endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery

Disqualifiers

Pre-existing anosmia

Patients has a history of previous endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Locations

Belgium

KU Leuven3000, LeuvenVlaams-Brabant, Belgium

Germany

Max Planck Research Unit for Neurogenetics69, Frankfurt am MainHesse, Germany

Netherlands

Leiden University Medical Center10702, LeidenSouth Holland, Netherlands

Sponsors and collaborators

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov