Can brain training improve smell loss?
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests a type of brain training (called TNS) that uses mild electrical pulses to help improve your sense of smell. If you have smell loss and want treatment, this study may see if TNS can help.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You have lost your sense of smell (either you noticed it or a doctor confirmed it).
- You are looking for treatment for your smell loss.
- You have never had TNS (transcutaneous nerve stimulation) treatment before.
- You do not have a brain injury, epilepsy, a brain disorder, or serious mental illness.
- You are not a current or recent heavy smoker.
- You are not using certain nasal or immune-related medications.
- You are not pregnant or trying to become pregnant.
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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