Status:

WITHDRAWN

Brain MRI Imaging in Patients With SARS-Cov2 (COVID-19) Infection With or Without Anosmia

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes

Conditions:

Covid-19

Anosmia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

To date there is no brain imaging and olfactory data available in COVID-19 positive patients with anosmia. By describing the pathophysiological characteristics underlying the olfactory symptoms and cl...

Detailed Description

Brain mapping of COVID-19 patients with or without anosmia will allow better understanding of the mechanisms leading to the onset of these symptoms and will provide a pathophysiological basis for the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Consecutive adult patients consulting the CAREB or hospitalized at the Nîmes teaching hospital due to COVID-19 infection (fever, persistent cough, tiredness, shortness of breath, diarrhea, abdominal pain, chest pain, sore throat, loss of smell or taste)
  • COVID-19 confirmed by RT-PCR and / or chest CT or clinical characteristics (i.e an epidemic history and 2 clinical manifestations or at least 3 clinical manifestations)
  • The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form
  • The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan "with anosmia" group:
  • scoring \< 30 on a VAS 0-100 for olfactory ability
  • Responding "yes" to question "have you lost your sense of smell in the last few days?"
  • Negative result to olfactory test with n-Butanol diluted to 1/1000. "without anosmia" group:
  • scoring \< 80 on a VAS 0-100 for olfactory ability
  • Responding "no" to question "have you lost your sense of smell in the last few days?"
  • Positive result to olfactory test with n-Butanol diluted to 1/16000.

Exclusion

  • Patient suffering from serious medical problems or hospitalized in an intensive care unit for invasive ventilation or severe dyspnea.
  • Patient with neurological (motor, sensitive or cognitive), neuropsychiatric or vascular disorders.
  • Patient with a contraindication to MRI (pace maker, claustrophobic patient, metallic heart valve, etc.).
  • Patient with a history of rhinological pathology or a sense of smell problem.
  • Patient with known neurological, psychiatric or neuroradiological manifestation.The subject is participating in a category 1 interventional study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study
  • The subject is unable to express consent
  • It is impossible to give the subject informed information
  • The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship
  • Patient is pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 20 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 6 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04408391

Start Date

May 20 2020

End Date

July 6 2020

Last Update

August 5 2020

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CHU de Nimes

Nîmes, France