NCT07122037

Mechanical and Sensorial Training in the Olfactive Rehabilitation of Patients With Total Laryngectomy

Mechanical and Sensorial Training in the Olfactive Rehabilitation of Patients With Total Laryngectomy : a Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital of Mont-Godinne · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To assess the efficacy of two olfactory rehabilitation protocols (Nasal Airflow-Inducing Maneuver (NAIM) with or without ol-factory training) on olfactory function (sniffing stick test) and quality of life (questionnaire Self-MOQ and EORTC QLQ-H\&N35) in patients with total laryngectomy.

Conditions

• Cognitive Aging
• Hyposmia
• Total Laryngectomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	DosMedical Smell Training Set	Olfactory training with four different odorants (e.g., rose, eucalyptus, lemon, and cloves) for approximately 10 seconds each, twice a day, in the morning and in the evening
BEHAVIORAL	Nasal Airflow Inducing Maneuver	Repeated generation of an "underpressure" in the oral cavity by simultaneously lowering the jaw, the floor of the mouth the tongue, the base of the tongue and soft palate with securely closed lips. This negative pressure created in the oral cavity generates an airflow through the nose.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-07
• Primary completion: 2025-09-01
• Completion: 2025-09-01
• First posted: 2025-08-14
• Last updated: 2025-08-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium