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

Centre Hospitalier de Valence

Status: Completed

Conditions: Taste Disorder, Glossopharyngeal Nerve; Taste, Metallic; Sensation Disorders; Taste Disorders

Treatments: Other: swab with iron sulfate solution

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05227157

RIPH-CHV-10

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

60 participants in 1 patient group

1: intensity of perception of metallic taste

Description:

For this study, there is only one arm: swab with iron sulfate solution at a concentration of 10g/l. Each subject complete visual scale

Treatment:

Other: swab with iron sulfate solution