Taste and Smell Changes in Childhood Cancer Patients – a Longitudinal Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON29173

Enrollment

120

Registered

2019-11-14

Start date

2020-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Childhood cancer patients (all types)

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Diagnosed with any form of childhood cancer - Between 6 and 18 years old at the start of treatment - Receiving chemotherapy - Able to understand the Dutch language (both child and parents)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Children with isolated congenital anosmia (ICA; a complete loss of smell) - Children = 5 years - Children and parents that do not understand the Dutch language - Children with a self-reported allergy to quinine

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Taste function (sample size calculation)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Smell function Subjective smell and taste function Dietary intake Eating behavior Anthropometry Quality of life Sensory processing	—

Contacts

Public ContactMirjam van den Brink

Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology

M.vandenBrink-9@prinsesmaximacentrum.nl06 50 00 66 94

Outcome results