NCT07041710

Rehabilitation of Taste and Smell Disorders Associated With Chemotherapy Using Aromatherapy

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 104 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Médipôle Lyon-Villeurbanne · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Changes in taste and smell can occur during chemotherapy treatment. These chemotherapy-related side effects can negatively impact patients' quality of life and diet. The aim of this research is therefore to propose a solution to alleviate these taste and smell disorders. Based on the same principle as rehabilitation proposed for anosmia (loss of smell) related to COVID-19, we hypothesize that olfactory rehabilitation (using the sense of smell) through the odorous properties of essential oils could be effective for chemotherapy-related taste and smell alterations.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	experimental in day hospital	multidisciplinary day hospital
OTHER	taste and smell disorders questionnaire	Answer to the home-made questionnaire at inclusion and at 6 months

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-08-16
• Primary completion: 2026-12-30
• Completion: 2027-07-30
• First posted: 2025-06-27
• Last updated: 2025-06-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France