Lost your smell after COVID? simple training may help
NCT ID NCT07571382
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 176 people who had COVID-19 and were having problems with smell, taste, or saliva. Researchers tested their senses and tried smell training as a way to help. The goal was to better understand these long-lasting symptoms and how to manage them.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- smell training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward simple smell training exercises to help people recover their sense of smell after COVID-19.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a large treatment trial. The results may not apply to everyone, and smell training may not work for all patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Oslo
Oslo, Oslo, 0455, Norway
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