Clinical Trial: Is Pentoxifylline Able to Improve Olfactory Sensitivity?

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: Agapurin Retard Used in Patients With Smell Disorder- A Post-marketing Observational Study

Brief 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.