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Intranasal steroid spray vs no intervention: Change in sense of smell

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Intranasal steroids vs no intervention
Self‐rated change in sense of smell · adults with olfactory dysfunction for < 4 weeks following COVID‐19 infection
Interventions for the prevention of persistent post‐COVID‐19 olfactory dysfunction (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD013877.PUB2, superseded
no estimate extracted1 study · 100 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for the prevention of persistent post‐COVID‐19 olfactory dysfunction
2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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How reviews are matched to this question

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