Lost your sense of smell or taste? researchers want to track your recovery
NCT ID NCT06456008
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is a registry that follows 500 people with smell or taste disorders to learn more about how these conditions progress and affect quality of life. Participants complete standard tests and questionnaires during their clinic visits. The goal is to better understand these disorders in the Belgian population, including those related to COVID-19.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients consulting for chemosensory dysfunction
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: * The psychophysical testing as well as the questionnaires require a cooperative participant who can understand and follow instructions and communicate their choices. * Informed consent is necessary upon participation for prospective registry. There are no exclusion criteria related to sex, gender, or ethnicity. There are no exclusion criteria related to medical history or prior treatments.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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UZ/KU Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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