Clinical trials: Smell
Olfactory Impairment
Study of Chemosensory Enhancement Through Neuromodulation Training (SCENT): Open Label
Smell dysfunction significantly impacts quality of life and safety, with limited effective treatments. This open-label study evaluates the preliminary efficacy of combining non-invasive trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) with…
- Trial name
- SCENT-OL (NCT07689773)
- Testing
- Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation-enhanced Smell Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS), Olfactory Dysfunction
Position-Directed Budesonide Nasal Drops for CRS-associated Olfactory Dysfunction
This single-center randomized controlled trial evaluates whether budesonide nasal drops delivered in the Wu's position (Wu's 45° Head-Hanging Reclination Position) improve olfactory function more effectively than conventional…
- Trial name
- NCT07386873
- Testing
- Nasal Drops, Nasal Spray
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Melanoma, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Taste and Smell Dysfunction in Patients More Than Two Years After Start of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
Background of the study: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are widely used as treatment for multiple cancer types and the number of patients with longterm disease control after ICIs is increasing.
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Urogenital Cancers
- Trial name
- TasteSPICIER (NCT06495008)
- Testing
- no intervention, only questionnaires, saliva collection and taste/smell tests
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Substance Use Disorders, Opioid Use Disorder
Enhanced Digital-Chemosensory-Based Olfactory Training for Remote Management of Substance Use Disorders
The overarching goal of this study phase, Phase II component is to implement Enhanced Digital-Chemosensory-Based Olfactory Training for Remote Management of Substance Use Disorders (EDITOR) device in substance use disorder (SUD)…
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders, Opioid Use Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, Cocaine Use Disorder
- Trial name
- EDITOR (NCT06434818)
- Testing
- EDITOR (CBOT with olfactory stimulants, OFC tasks & remote monitoring of treatment compliance), CBOT with olfactory stimulants & OFC tasks
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Evon Medics LLC
Anosmia, Ageusia
Investigating Anosmia and Ageusia in COVID-19 Adult Patients in Saudi Arabia
COVID-19 has adversely affected the healthcare system across the world. The world was not prepared for global outbreak of infectious diseases.
- Conditions
- Anosmia, Ageusia, Covid19, Corona Virus Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04388618
- Testing
- NHANES smell and taste tests
- Where
- 2 sites in Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University
Spinal Cord Injury
Collection and Characterisation of Human Olfactory Ensheathing Cells
We aim to retrieve olfactory bulbs (OBs) from suitable human donors. We have defined two groups who will qualify: Group 1 - Deceased Donors: 1A: Donors after brainstem death (DBDs) undergoing solid organ donation 1B: Donors after…
- Trial name
- NCT02870426
- Testing
- Frontal Craniotomy and retrieval of OBs, OB Retrieval During Anterior Cranial Surgery
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London
Cystic Fibrosis in Children, Cystic Fibrosis
Sinus Disease in Young Children With Cystic Fibrosis
This is a prospective, observational study examining the impact of highly effective cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators on chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and olfactory dysfunction (OD) in young…
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis in Children, Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis (Diagnosis), Olfactory Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06191640
- Testing
- Ivacaftor or elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Olfactory Dysfunction
The Efficacy of Modified Olfactory Training for MCI High-Risk Individuals
The goal of this clinical trial is to validate the effectiveness of the modified olfactory training device, the main questions it aims to answer are: Is it possible that the device can delay the progression of MCI in older…
- Conditions
- Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Olfactory Dysfunction, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), ELDERLY PEOPLE
- Trial name
- NCT06821828
- Testing
- Modified olfactory training device, Conventional olfactory training device
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Family-centered Care
The Effect of Maternally Scent-digested Blanket on Stress, Crying and Physiological Parameters of Premature Newborns
Olfaction is a highly developed and crucial sensory modality that connects the infant and the mother, facilitating the infant's ability to locate and reach the mother's breast.
- Trial name
- NCT06437106
- Testing
- A blanket impregnated with the mother's odor, blanket without mother's smell, control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Head and Neck Cancer, Pain
Acupuncture or Standard Therapy in Treating Pain and Dysfunction in Patients Who Have Undergone Neck Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Acupuncture may help relieve pain and dysfunction caused by cancer surgery. It is not yet known whether acupuncture is more effective than standard therapy in treating pain and dysfunction in patients who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00090337
- Testing
- acupuncture therapy, standard follow-up care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Central Compartment Atopic Disease (CCAD)
Development of A Multi-section Olfactory Cleft Opacity Staging System in Patients With CCAD
This study aims to develop a modified CT scoring system to evaluate the association between olfactory cleft obstruction patterns and olfactory dysfunction in patients with central region atopic disease (CCAD).
- Trial name
- NCT07380945
- Testing
- Computer Tomography
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Telomere Disease, Telomere Shortening
Nasal Brushing for the Diagnosis and Understanding of Telomeropathies
To date, the diagnosis of telomeropathies is based on telomere length measured in blood cells. However, this type of analysis is not always sufficient because some mutations underlying the development of telomeropathies are not…
- Trial name
- TELOSTIC (NCT05508321)
- Testing
- Nasal brushing, Sniffin' Sticks
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Cancer, Anorexia
Orexigenic Therapy With Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in Advanced Cancer Patients With Chemosensory Abnormalities - a Pilot Study
To investigate delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol's (THC) ability to increase food intake and improve food enjoyment for advanced cancer patients with taste and/or smell (chemosensory) abnormalities.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Anorexia, Taste Disorders, Olfactory Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00316563
- Testing
- Marinol (Dronabinol)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Alberta Health services
Specific Anosmias
Experiments to Test How and Why the Sense of Smell Differs Between People
The ability to smell varies greatly between different individuals. Some people are unable to detect an odor that most people can smell. It is not known what causes these individual differences.
- Trial name
- NCT00220038
- Testing
- smell tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Mild Birth Asphyxia, Moderate Birth Asphyxia
Olfactory Testing in Perinatal Asphyxia: Enhancing Risk Assessment
Neonatal asphyxia remains a leading cause of neurodevelopmental disabilities despite advancements in perinatal care. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a severe outcome of asphyxia, impacts 1-3 infants per 1,000 live births…
- Trial name
- MEMOBRAIN (NCT06744244)
- Testing
- Olfactory Testing, Heart rate (HR), Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Respiratory Rate (RR), peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), Video-EEG
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Parma
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
Effect of Coffee Smelling on Pain, Physiological Parameters and Time to Discharge From Post Anesthesia Care Unit in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
This research was designed as a randomized controlled trial to determine the effects of coffee sniffing on pain and physiological parameters in patients undergoing cholecystectomy surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT07437599
- Testing
- Coffee Smell
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Estimate, With the Contribution of Optimized MRI, the Prevalence of Neurological and Neurovascular Manifestations on Imaging in the Event of SARS-CoV-2
Imaging SARS-CoV-2 Involvement of Leptomeninges, Olfactory and Limbic Areas
When patients arrive in the waiting room of the MRI department, patients will be given the briefing note explaining the purpose of the study and how it is going.
- Trial name
- ICILOLA (NCT04448054)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Schizophrenia
What the Nose Knows: Hedonic Capacity, Psychosocial Interventions and Outcomes in Schizophrenia
This project proposes to conduct the first study of the predictive utility of olfactory hedonic measurement for targeted psychosocial rehabilitation in schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT05282186
- Testing
- Cognitive Enhancement Therapy, Social Skills Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Idiopathic Anosmia, Idiopathic Hyposmia
Alpha-synuclein Rt-quic and Neurologic Symptoms in Persons With idiOpathic anosMiA
Test of early warning signs and RT-QuIC in patients with idiopathic olfactory dysfunction
- Conditions
- Idiopathic Anosmia, Idiopathic Hyposmia, Idiopathic Olfactory Dysfunction
- Trial name
- AROMA (NCT05740683)
- Testing
- RT-QuiC
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Danish Dementia Research Centre