Individual Variations of Taste and Smell Perception in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
NCT05677321
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is the most common substance use disorder in the world. Long-term AUD can affect a person s sense of taste and smell. This natural history study will compare alcohol drinking behaviors and measures of taste and smell in people with and without AUD. Objective: To understand how alcohol use changes the senses of taste and smell. Eligibility: People aged 18 to 65 years with or without AUD. Design: Participants will be screened. They will have several tests to assess their smell and taste functions.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Alcohol Use Disorder
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- October 13, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Maryland · 1
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.