Legionnaires' Effect on Smell

University of Pennsylvania

Status: Completed

Conditions: Legionnaires' Disease

Treatments: Other: The University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03321786

827730

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to determine whether survivors of Legionnaires' disease suffer smell loss. A quantitative olfactory test will be performed by the participants. Such testing will require approximately 20-30 minutes of the participant's time. The participants will take the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT), a scratch-and-sniff test to assess their ability to identify odors in a forced- choice format. Volunteers will also complete a questionnaire asking personal history, demographic questions, and medical history.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Persons of generally good health, as obtained from a screening questionnaire who are 18 years of age and older
• Both men and women of all ethnic backgrounds will be accepted.

Exclusion criteria

• Age less than 18
• Pregnant Women
• Persons who mental competence is limited, such as those with dementia

Trial design

10 participants in 2 patient groups

Legionnaires' Disease Volunteers

Description:

Volunteers who have been diagnosed/survivors of Legionnaire's Disease

Treatment:

Other: The University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT)

Healthy Volunteers

Description:

Volunteers who are healthy.

Treatment:

Other: The University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT)