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

NCT05227157 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-09-08

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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.

Conditions

  • Taste Disorders
  • Sensation Disorders
  • Taste, Metallic
  • Taste Disorder, Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Interventions

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)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier de Valence

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-12-15
Primary Completion
2022-04-08
Completion
2022-05-01

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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