GOUTMETALSAIN: Comparison of the Perception of Metallic Taste According to Lingual Locations in Healthy Volunteers

Taste Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of the Perception of Metallic Taste According to Lingual Locations in Healthy Volunteers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05227157
• Other study ID #: 00004
• Status: Completed
• Start date: December 15, 2021
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: Centre Hospitalier de Valence
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a mono center , observational study carried out within otorhinolaryngology department in CH Valence.

This is a descriptive and exploratory study in healthy volunteers. Based on the hypothesis that Metallic taste is imperfectly assessed, this study will provide a better understanding of the Metallic Taste.

Description:

The study consists of the application of a swab soaked in iron sulfate at a concentration of 10g/l.

each patient will rate the intensity he/she perceives (on a numerical scale from 1 to 5) at each of the 4 predefined lingual locations

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: April 8, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age = 18 years old

• Healthy volunteers

• Read, write and understand the French language

• Patient affiliated to a social security system

• Written and signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• head and Neck cancer history

• olfactory and gustatory disorder

• Refusal to participate in research

• Patient under guardianship, deprived of liberty, safeguard of justice

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Disease
• Sensation Disorders
• Taste Disorders

Intervention

Other:
• swab with iron sulfate solution
measurement of the intensity of perception of metallic taste by affixing a swab iron sulfate solution 10g/l at 4 places on the tongue depending on the glossopharyngeal nerve: tip of the tongue (right and left); base of the tongue (right and left). Visual analogic Scale (0 to 5)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Ch Valence	Valence	Drome

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centre Hospitalier de Valence

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	evaluation of the intensity of metallic taste	visual analogue scale (0 to 5); A score of 5 means the highest intensity of metallic taste	5 minutes