Impact of a Sensory Rehabilitation Program on Olfactory-gustatory Alterations in Patients Treated With Chemotherapy for Haematological Cancer

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MONTPELLIER · Jan 15, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a sensory rehabilitation program designed to help patients who have experienced changes in their sense of taste and smell after undergoing chemotherapy for blood cancers like multiple myeloma and lymphoma. The goal is to see if this program can improve these sensory issues, as well as enhance overall quality of life, emotional well-being, and nutrition for participants.

To be eligible for this trial, participants must be between 18 and 75 years old and have noticeable problems with their sense of taste or smell following chemotherapy. They cannot have a history of eating disorders or certain health conditions that might interfere with the trial. Participants will receive support through the sensory rehabilitation program, and they will be asked to complete questionnaires to track their progress. This trial is currently recruiting participants, so if you or someone you know fits the criteria, it might be a good opportunity to explore ways to improve daily living after cancer treatment.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age between 18 and ≤ 75 years old
• • Patient with olfactory or gustatory disorders
• • Patient who has completed chemotherapy for haematological cancer
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Eating disorder known prior to anti-cancer treatment, bulimic, anorexic or binge eating disorder (DSM-V criteria)
• • Refusal to sign the free and informed consent
• • Hypersensitivity to one of the components of liposomal sprays (Liposaliva® or liponasal®)
• • COVID + patient in the previous 3 months
• • Performance status ECOG 3 or 4
• • Patient included in another clinical trial modifying taste / olfaction
• • Artificial nutrition post-chemotherapy
• • Known food allergies
• • Having a reading level in French that may interfere with a good understanding of the protocol and the questionnaires
• • Presenting visual or hearing deficits uncorrected to normal and which may affect the proper completion of the questionnaires
• • Patient under curatorship or tutorship.
• • Patient deprived of liberty
• • Pregnant or breastfeeding patient
• • Not be affiliated with a French social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme