Clinical trials: Olfaction Disorders
Testicular Cancer
Taste, Smell and Chemotherapy (TASTY)
Taste and smell abnormalities are common in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, with a prevalence ranging from 46% to 77% for taste changes, and 35% to 75% for smell changes.
- Trial name
- TASTY (NCT01641172)
- Testing
- Dexa scan, audiogram, measurement of heart rate variability and baroreflex sensitivity
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Stress, Anxiety
The Effects of Smell on Mood and Physical Responses
The purpose of this study is to examine the body's response to relaxing and stimulating fragrances commonly used in aromatherapy.
- Conditions
- Stress, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00097253
- Testing
- Exposure to relaxant and stimulant odors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Coronavirus Disease 2019
Olfactory and Neurosensory Rehabilitation in COVID-19-related Olfactory Dysfunction
A combination of oral vitamin A (VitA) and intense aromatic chemosensory smell training (ST) by pulse aromatic stimulation will expedite the neurosensory recovery of olfaction in patients suffering from prolonged COVID-19-related…
- Trial name
- NCT04900415
- Testing
- Vitamin A, Electronic portable aromatic rehabilitation (EPAR) diffuser
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ivan FN Hung MD
Newborn Jaundice
Influence of Breast Milk Smell on Newborns Bilirubin Level, Duration of Time Phototherapy and Comfort in Newborns Receiving Phototherapyv
ABSTRACT Purpose: This research was done for the purpose of determining the impact of breast milk smell administered to term infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) due to physiological jaundice on their…
- Trial name
- NCT05167474
- Testing
- breast milk smell
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism
Exploratory Study Using Nanotechnology to Detect Biomarkers of Parkinson's Disease From Exhaled Breath
Parkinson's disease is diagnosed clinically, because biomarkers that may help in diagnosis and differential diagnosis are not yet available.
- Trial name
- NCT01246336
- Testing
- collection of exhaled breath
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
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
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
Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy
Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers in Parkinson Disease
The overall goal of PROBE is to evaluate the feasibility and potential utility of three markers (alpha-synuclein, transcriptomic profiles and olfactory function) to determine the risk or prognosis of PD.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Trial name
- PROBE (NCT00653783)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Parkinson Study Group
Healthy Aging, Frailty
Characterisation of Functional and Cognitive Responses Following Olfactory Stimulation and/or Functional Training in Older Adults.
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effects of olfactory stimulation and/or multicomponent physical training in adults aged 60 years and older.
- Conditions
- Healthy Aging, Frailty, Cognitive Decline, Olfactory Dysfunction
- Trial name
- INNOLFACT 2 (NCT07623122)
- Testing
- Olfactory stimulation, Multicomponent physical training, Combined olfactory stimulation and multicomponent physical training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet