Sniffing out solutions: new device aims to restore lost smell in seniors
NCT ID NCT06733636
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a device called ScentCare, used with a companion app, can improve smell and well-being in adults aged 60 and older who have lost their sense of smell. Participants will use the device or solve Sudoku puzzles twice daily for three months. Researchers will measure changes in smell ability using a standard smell test at the start and end of the study.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
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- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 60 years of age or older. * English-speaking patients. * Patients with a diminished or lost sense of smell. * Patients who have not done smell training before Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are sensitive to any of the scents used in the study. * Patients with a diagnosis of congenital anosmia.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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