A study on taste changes during chemotherapy
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at how taste may change when you start chemotherapy for cancer. It aims to help doctors better understand and support patients through these changes.
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Who can take part
- You must have a diagnosis of cancer with one of the common cancer types (not rare cancers).
- You must be about to start your first round of chemotherapy.
- You must be able to read and speak English without an interpreter.
- You cannot have had head or neck cancer or radiation to that area.
- You cannot have a known genetic or metabolic condition that already affects taste.
- You cannot have a known eating disorder or be receiving special nutrition through a tube or IV.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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