Perception of Smell and Taste During Antibiotic Treatment

Hospices Civils de Lyon3 enrolled

Overview

Antibiotic use may be associated with effects on the perception of smell and taste. These effects are poorly known. The mechanisms can be very diverse, and the effect can be very variable depending on the type of antibiotic used, the dose, and the duration. The aim of this study is to analyze the perception of the taste and olfactory capacities of patients, during an antibiotic treatment.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Infectious Disease

Interventions

Smell and Taste and questionnaireBEHAVIORAL

The questionnaire must be completed before the antibiotic is taken, if a change of antibiotic is planned (stop of a treatment or addition of another treatment) and at the end of the antibiotic treatment.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Major patient * Patient with bacterial infectious disease requiring antibiotic treatment. * Having been informed about the study and not having opposed to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Patient under legal protection * Patient refusing to participate

Locations (1)

Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases of the Croix Rousse Hospital of the Civil Hospitals of Lyon

Lyon, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Questionnaire on Perception of taste

Collection of scores on perception of taste, during questionnaires to be completed before, during, and after taking antibiotics. Qualitative analysis.

Time frame: Time of antibiotic treatment (maximum 6 months)

Questionnaire on Perception of smell

Collection of scores on perception of smell, during questionnaires to be completed before, during, and after taking antibiotics. Qualitative analysis.

Time frame: Time of antibiotic treatment (maximum 6 months)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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