The APOLLO trial: a proof-of-concept study for vitamin A nasal drops in COVID-19-related postinfectious olfactory dysfunction

Zhu Hui Yeap, Rashed Sobhan, Sara L Bengtsson, Saber Sami, Allan B Clark, Ramesh Vishwakarma, James Boardman, Juliet High, Gabija Klyvyte, Mehmet Ergisi, Thomas Hummel, Carl M Philpott

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DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjag001
Published: 2026
Container: Chemical Senses
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
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@article{allodium:10.1093/chemse/bjag001,
  title = {The APOLLO trial: a proof-of-concept study for vitamin A nasal drops in COVID-19-related postinfectious olfactory dysfunction},
  author = {Zhu Hui Yeap and Rashed Sobhan and Sara L Bengtsson and Saber Sami and Allan B Clark and Ramesh Vishwakarma and James Boardman and Juliet High and Gabija Klyvyte and Mehmet Ergisi and Thomas Hummel and Carl M Philpott},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Chemical Senses},
  doi = {10.1093/chemse/bjag001},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjag001}
}

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TI  - The APOLLO trial: a proof-of-concept study for vitamin A nasal drops in COVID-19-related postinfectious olfactory dysfunction
AU  - Zhu Hui Yeap
AU  - Rashed Sobhan
AU  - Sara L Bengtsson
AU  - Saber Sami
AU  - Allan B Clark
AU  - Ramesh Vishwakarma
AU  - James Boardman
AU  - Juliet High
AU  - Gabija Klyvyte
AU  - Mehmet Ergisi
AU  - Thomas Hummel
AU  - Carl M Philpott
PY  - 2026
JO  - Chemical Senses
DO  - 10.1093/chemse/bjag001
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Yeap, Z. H., Sobhan, R., Bengtsson, S. L., Sami, S., Clark, A. B., Vishwakarma, R., Boardman, J., High, J., Klyvyte, G., Ergisi, M., Hummel, T., & Philpott, C. M. (2026). The APOLLO trial: a proof-of-concept study for vitamin A nasal drops in COVID-19-related postinfectious olfactory dysfunction. Chemical Senses. https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjag001

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