Investigation of the influence of craniocerebral trauma on the sense of smell and executive function in children and adolescents

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033138

Enrollment

200

Registered

2023-11-30

Start date

2015-05-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

S06.0

Interventions

Group 1: Children between 6 and 17 years after mild TBI Group 2: Control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients: - Age 6 - 17 years - No known olfactory disorder - Craniocerebral trauma - Sufficient ability to cooperate during the examinations Control group: - Age 6 - 17 years - No known olfactory disorder - Sufficient ability to cooperate during the examinations

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - significant health impairments (e.g. renal insufficiency, epilepsy) that may be associated with disorders of olfactory function - People with acute or severe chronic inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses - pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Smell test immediately after and 1 year after TBI	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Testing the executive function (tower of London/Hanoi, Ravens matrice), Hamburg behavior test	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactValentin A. Schriever

Medizinische Fakultät, TU Dresden

valentin.schriever@ukdd.de03514580

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026