Clinical trials: Olfaction
Nicotine Dependence
Smart Olfaction App to Reduce Relapse
The proposed project aims to refine and test a novel biobehavioral smoking cessation intervention that integrates the strategic application of olfactory stimulation to reduce cigarette craving with an established smartphone-based…
- Trial name
- SOARR (NCT07007195)
- Testing
- Ad Libitum Use followed by Instructed Use of the Inspire Device, Instructed Use followed by Ad Libitum Use of the Inspire Device, Smart-T Smoking Cessation App with the Inspire Device Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Smell Dysfunction, Taste Dysfunction
Post-Covid-19 Patients Follow-up Study
Taste, smell, trigeminal and salivary function is impacted in post-COVID-19 patients
- Conditions
- Smell Dysfunction, Taste Dysfunction, Trigeminal Dysfunction, Salivary Dysfunction
- Trial name
- COVID-19 (NCT07571382)
- Testing
- Smell training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Olfactory Disorder
cAMP (Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate) Levels in the Nose
The purpose of this study is to determine the normal distribution of nasal tissue cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides (cAMP) levels in subjects with normal smell and subjects with smell dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT01332825
- Testing
- saline nasal irrigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
HIV, Substance Use Disorder
Olfactory Function and Model-Based Behavior in People Living With HIV and SUD
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection can affect areas of the brain that control thinking ability. These same areas of the brain also control the sense of smell.
- Trial name
- NCT07637669
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Anosmia, Covid19
Olfactory Disfunction and Co-ultraPEALut
Olfactory dysfunction is common among patients with Corona-Virus-Infection-Disease (COVID)-19, and up to 30% of patients may report persistent disorders of smell or taste as a long-term sequelae.
- Conditions
- Anosmia, Covid19, Hyposmia, Parosmia
- Trial name
- NCT04853836
- Testing
- co-ultraPEALut, Olfactory Rehab, PEA-LUT 1 sachet
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Of Perugia
Anosmia
Efficacy of Platelet-rich Plasma in Management of Anosmia
Olfactory dysfunction is a prevalent disorder that affects up to 20% of the general population and has significant effects on a person's quality of life as well as increased morbidity and mortality (Croy I et al., 2014;Nordin S…
- Trial name
- NCT06930248
- Testing
- Platelet rich plasma injection
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Ethmoid Sinus Adenocarcinoma
Mechanisms of Cancerogenesis of Woodworkers Adenocarcinomas
Nasal adenocarcinomas are closely related to wood dust exposure. The precise mechanisms of carcinogenesis leading to the transformation of the respiratory mucosa into a colonic-like mucosa remain unknown: chronic exposure to wood…
- Trial name
- ADK-FO (NCT02818231)
- Testing
- Brushing of the olfactory cleft
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Glioblastoma Multiforme, Adult, Glioblastoma or Gliosarcoma
Prognostic Potential of Olfactory Function in Glioblastoma: a Prospective Observational Study
The study aims to investigate the prognostic significance of olfactory function in patients with glioblastoma. We are examining olfactory function at various points during therapy and correlating the results with survival data.
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma Multiforme, Adult, Glioblastoma or Gliosarcoma, Glioblastoma, Adult
- Trial name
- OLFGBM (NCT06954636)
- Testing
- olfactory testing (threshold and identification test)
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sied Kebir
Amyloidosis, Cardiac Amyloidosis
Study of Olfactory Disorders in Patients With Cardiac Amyloidosis
Amyloidosis is a disease caused by the continuous accumulation of fibrillary proteins in the extracellular matrix causing the architecture of different organs to be disrupted. The prevalence of the disease increases with age.
- Conditions
- Amyloidosis, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Olfactory Loss, Hyposmia
- Trial name
- AMYLODOR (NCT04661800)
- Testing
- Sniffin's stick test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Olfactory Disorder, COVID-19
Simvastatin Nasal Rinses for the Treatment of COVID-19 Mediated Dysomsia
Olfactory dysfunction (OD) or changes in smell and/or taste is one of the cardinal presenting symptoms of COVID-19. Despite the prevalence of COVID and resultant OD, the pathophysiology of COVID-mediated OD is not fully…
- Trial name
- SimCA (NCT05542095)
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Bacterial Vaginoses
Evaluate the Safety of a Single Oral Dose of Solosec™ (Secnidazole) 2g for the Treatment of Adolescent Girls With BV
A multi-center, open-label study to evaluate the treatment of one oral dose of 2g Solosec™ (Secnidazole) in adolescent girls with BV
- Trial name
- NCT03937869
- Testing
- Secnidazole
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lupin Research Inc
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Cognitive Impairment
Establish Diagnostic Models Based on Olfactory Function and Odor-induced Brain Activation for Diabetes-Related Cognitive Impairment
This is a cross-sectional and longitudinal study to establish diagnostic models based on olfactory function assessments and odor-induced brain activation for cognitive impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- NCT05543967
- Testing
- Cognitive assessments, Olfactory function measurements, Functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Obesity & Overweight, Insulin Resistance Syndrome
SENSILINS: Impact of Cephalic Phase Insulin Release Induced by an Environmental Food Odor Stimulus on Glucose Homeostasis According to Insulin Sensitivity Level
This single-center, randomized, single-blind, 2-period crossover interventional study will evaluate whether exposure to a pleasant food odor 10 minutes before a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) modifies glucose homeostasis…
- Trial name
- SENSILNS (NCT07638111)
- Testing
- Pleasant Food Odor Stimulation, Control Environmental Condition
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
NICU
The Effect of Smelling the Scent of Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The study was conducted to determine the effect of having mothers with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit smell their baby's odor with OOKIE dolls on stress, attachment and perception of insufficient milk.
- Trial name
- NICU (NCT07074197)
- Testing
- OOKIE doll
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Neurotoxic Effect of Sevoflurane-Based Anaesthesia
Evaluation of Neurotoxic Effect of Sevoflurane-Based AnaesthesiaGuided by Short-Term Olfactory Identification
Nowadays there is increasing doubts about the safety of anesthesia . Anesthesiologists have to console the worried patients, who are anxious about the potential risks of anesthetic-induced brain damage, by suggesting that any…
- Trial name
- NCT03726580
- Testing
- Sevoflurane
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Sleep Deprivation
Olfactory Contributions to Sleep-dependent Food Craving
This within-subject experiment uses one night of acute sleep restriction (4h) vs normal sleep (8h) to study state-dependent changes in olfactory processing.
- Trial name
- SDFC (NCT04179838)
- Testing
- Sleep-Deprived, Non-Sleep Deprived
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pain, Fear
Pain and Fear of Venous Blood Collection in Children
Nurses are in the position of primary health care provider in relieving children's pain and fears of bloodletting in the wards where they work.
- Trial name
- NCT05301088
- Testing
- Chocolate Scent
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Anosmia, Skull Base Neoplasms
Chemosensory Dysfunction and Recovery in Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery
The investigators hypothesize that patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery experience clinically meaningful and modifiable disruptions in postoperative chemosensory function and quality of life, and the…
- Trial name
- NCT05912881
- Testing
- Olfactory training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Anxiety
Essential Oils for Electrocautery
The purpose of this study is to assess whether essential oil aromatherapy could improve or eliminate the smell of burnt flesh from electrocautery and subsequently mitigate patient anxiety and discomfort during dermatologic skin…
- Trial name
- NCT04260867
- Testing
- Essential Oil, No Essential Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Ovarian Cancer
Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer: GC/FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry and Canine Olfaction
RATIONALE: Studying samples of exhaled breath from patients with ovarian epithelial cancer, polycystic ovarian syndrome, or endometriosis and from healthy participants in the laboratory may help doctors identify and learn more…
- Trial name
- NCT00757952
- Testing
- Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry, chromatography, diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pine Street Foundation