Mechanical and Sensorial Training in the Olfactive Rehabilitation of Patients With Total Laryngectomy

NAActive, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

16

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 7, 2021

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2025

Conditions
Cognitive AgingHyposmiaTotal Laryngectomy
Interventions
DEVICE

DosMedical Smell Training Set

Olfactory training with four different odorants (e.g., rose, eucalyptus, lemon, and cloves) for approximately 10 seconds each, twice a day, in the morning and in the evening

BEHAVIORAL

Nasal Airflow Inducing Maneuver

"Repeated generation of an underpressure in the oral cavity by simultaneously lowering the jaw, the floor of the mouth the tongue, the base of the tongue and soft palate with securely closed lips. This negative pressure created in the oral cavity generates an airflow through the nose."

Trial Locations (1)

5530

CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne, Yvoir

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University Hospital of Mont-Godinne

OTHER