The Efficacy of Olfactory Training Intervention on Olfactory and Other Non-motor Symptoms in PD

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Parkinson Disease; Olfactory Disorder; Olfactory Training

• Registration Number: NCT06607653

Brief Summary

To explore the efficacy of olfactory training on olfactory and other non-motor symptoms in PD.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 2024-09-23
• Study Start: 2024-09-25
• Primary Completion: 2025-03-10
• Study Completion: 2025-04-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. PD was diagnosed according to the criteria of Movement Disorders and Parkinson Disease Group of Chinese Society of Neurology of Chinese Medical Association.
2. Olfactory score was 1 standard deviation lower than the corresponding age norm;
3. no medication plan in the past four weeks or no change in medication plan in the past four weeks, which can be maintained until the end of the experiment; 4.40-75 years old, with normal vision, hearing and language understanding and expression ability;

5.Good cooperation of patients

Exclusion Criteria

1. Parkinson's syndrome and Parkinson's plus syndrome caused by cerebrovascular disease, encephalitis, trauma, drugs, etc.;
2. Neuropsychiatric diseases that may affect the sense of smell, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, etc.;
3. History of nasal disease or surgery, such as rhinitis, sinusitis, nasal septum deviation, etc. Upper respiratory tract infection in the past 3 weeks;
4. Long-term smoking and occupations that inhale chemical irritants for a long time.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Olfactory Function Test	baseline;15 weeks	The olfactory test developed by the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences was used to evaluate the olfactory ability, including threshold, discrimination, and recognition.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
MoCA	baseline;15 weeks
Pittsburgh sleep quality index	baseline;15 week
HAMA	baseline;15week
HAMD	baseline;15 week

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab Anhui Medical University; 🇨🇳 Hefei, Anhui, China