Development of Self-Administered Smell Identification Test kit in Thai people aged over 50 years in Pattani Province
- Conditions
- A smell identification test is important in the early screening of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease and in diagnosing individuals with olfactory dysfunctionSmell, Anosmia, Olfaction Disorder, Test Kits, Aged, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease
- Registration Number
- TCTR20230427009
- Lead Sponsor
- /A
- Brief Summary
The self-administered olfactory identification test tool, or SASIT kit, comprising 16 odors with multiple-choice responses developed in this study, is a disposable, cost-effective, and user-friendly tool for the elderly. It can serve as a replacement for conventional tools used jointly and imported from abroad. Additionally, it can be utilized for diagnostic purposes and monitoring olfactory impairment by ENT specialists.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
1. pass screened using PHQ-2/PHQ-9 (there is no severe depression),2.MMSE-Thai 2002(no memory impairment),3. able to perceive the scent at its intensity N-butanol odor at 0.59963 mmol/L concentration,4. normal nose examination.
1. People with smell or taste impairment,2. Sinonasal disease,3. Neurological disease,4. Common cold symptoms 1wk before,5. Psychiatric patients,6. History of traumatic brain injury or Maxillofacial injury,7. History of radiation at Head and neck
8. Hypothyroidism
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self-assessment smell identification test after test SASIT score
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the difficult level of the test after test Patient reported outcome using a questionnaire interview