Clinical trials: Taste Perception
None Volunteer
Taste Test of a New Formulation of Sildenafil (Revatio)
taste of formulation
- Trial name
- NCT00768573
- Testing
- sildenafil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Obesity
The Obese Taste Bud Study
The sense of taste is essential for priming food preferences and is therefore important for caloric uptake and body weight regulation.
- Trial name
- OTB (NCT04633109)
- Testing
- taste bud biopsy, oral glucose tolerance test, Taste sensitivity
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Dysphagia
The Effect of Food Taste, Temperature, and Viscosity on Swallowing Efficiency
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of taste on swallowing efficiency, to evaluate the effect of temperature on swallowing efficiency, and to evaluate the effect of viscosity on swallowing efficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT01270204
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Chronic Cough
The Real-world Treatment Satisfaction by Gefapixiant in RCC
Chronic cough has a high global prevalence and it is refractory to such treatments by approximately 20% of patients. Gafapixant is a P2X3 receptor antagonist that has demonstrated the reduction of cough in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT06542484
- Testing
- Gefapixant Citrate
- Where
- 2 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Nagoya City University
Eating Disorders
Determining the Response to Sipping Beverages Without Swallowing in People With Eating Disorders
This study will use a sipping and spitting exercise to better understand the brain's response to food intake in people with eating disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00353548
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Weight, Birth, Premature Birth
Effects of Olfactory and Gustatory Stimulus on the Nutrition of Premature Babies
The objective of this clinical trial is to test the effects of olfactory and taste stimulation with milk or water in premature newborns with a gestational age between 28 and 32 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT06305052
- Testing
- Milk, Water
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute
Hypogeusia
Free Fatty Acids: Short Exposure Study
This study will examine whether or not short, daily exposures change a person's ability to detect free fatty acids in a solution by its taste. Repeated exposure should improve a person's ability to detect free fatty acids.
- Trial name
- NCT01686113
- Testing
- NEFA, Sucrose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Obesity
Obesity and Lipids: a Matter of Taste?
The purpose of the protocol is to determine the impact of bariatric surgery on taste receptors and taste perceptions and to precise the factors implicated in taste alterations in 50 obese patients before and 6 months after…
- Trial name
- HumanFATaste (NCT02497274)
- Testing
- taste assessment and epithelium gustatory smear and biopsy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Obesity
Role of Sweetness in Glucose Regulation
Data from several studies show that consuming a diet high in low-calorie sweeteners (LCS), mainly in diet sodas, is linked to the same metabolic disorders as consuming a diet high in added sugars, including an increased risk of…
- Trial name
- STS (NCT03844230)
- Testing
- Control - Inhibition, Experimental I- Inhibition, Experimental II- Inhibition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Healthy
Added Sugar Intake, Sweet Taste Phenotypes and Biomarkers
The goals of this cross-sectional study on a racially diverse group of children (3-10y) and their mothers are to determine whether the relationship between sweet taste phenotypes differed among mother-daughter and mother-son…
- Trial name
- SWBIO (NCT05047588)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center
Child Behavior
Motivational Effect of Choosing Taste of te Fluoride Varnish on Behavior During Dental Visit in Children - RCT
To assess the influence of the choice of fluoride varnish flavor on the acceptance and cooperation in schoolchildren between (5-10) years during the dental visit, in which an application of fluoride varnish is indicated.
- Trial name
- NCT05285228
- Testing
- effect of choice on cooperation (pseudoalternative), given fluoride varnish (control)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Mental Disorders
Study to Compare Two Formulations of Lamotrigine in Healthy Subjects
This study intends to compare the pharmacokinetic characteristics, safety and tolerability of two formulations of lamotrigine in healthy male and female volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT00410371
- Testing
- Lamotrigine, GI267119
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Anosmia, Covid19
Visual-OLfactory Training in Participants With COVID-19 Resultant Loss of Smell
Olfactory dysfunction is a defining symptom of COVID-19 infection. As the number of total, confirmed COVID-19 cases approached 19 million in the United States, it is estimated that there will be 250,000 to 500,000 new cases of…
- Conditions
- Anosmia, Covid19, Ageusia, Hyposmia
- Trial name
- VOLT (NCT04710394)
- Testing
- Smell Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Taste Perception, Fixed Orthodontic Appliances
Taste Changes With Fixed Orthodontic Appliances
The aim of this research: 1. To analyze the possible influence of fixed orthodontic appliances on taste perception among patients undergoing conventional orthodontic treatment. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT06093256
- Testing
- Fixed orthodontic appliances
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riyadh Elm University
Acupuncture, Taste Disorders
Hypoglossal Acupuncture for Dysgeusia in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate hypoglossal acupuncture in comparison to sham acupuncture and standard medical treatment (dietary recommendations) in the treatment of dysgeusia in cancer patients undergoing…
- Conditions
- Acupuncture, Taste Disorders, Dysgeusia, Chemotherapy
- Trial name
- OralAcu (NCT02304913)
- Testing
- Hypoglossal acupuncture, Dietary recommendations
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Universität Duisburg-Essen
Saliva Altered, Taste, Altered
Astringency and Oral Health
The perception of astringency is thought to involve the interaction between tannins and salivary proteins. However, the mechanisms underlying this interaction are poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT05819073
- Testing
- Plain water, CPE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Obesity, Overweight
The Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Chemosensory Function and Ingestive Behavior
The goal of this study is to explore whether of GLP-1 receptor agonist use is associated with differences in taste, smell, food preferences, appetite, food cravings, and responses to food cues in adults.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Taste Perception, Olfaction
- Trial name
- NCT07611201
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Taste Sensitivity, Umami Taste Perception
Umami Taste Intensity and Meal Intake
Sweet and salty tastes can influence food intake. Increased intensity of these tastes has been shown to decrease food intake and increase satiation compared to the less intense taste, independent of palatability.
- Conditions
- Taste Sensitivity, Umami Taste Perception, Food Intake Regulation, Hedonic Function
- Trial name
- OptUmami (NCT07421466)
- Testing
- Hedonic mapping, Ad libitum risotto test meal
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Multiple Myeloma (MM), GI Cancer
Gustabor Phase 2 - Treating Taste Changes During Cancer Therapy: A Randomized Study Evaluating an AI- Based Nutrition Intervention
The study investigates taste disorders that commonly occur during or after cancer treatment, often leading to issues such as malnutrition and treatment discontinuation.
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma (MM), GI Cancer, Taste Disorder, Melanoma (Skin Cancer)
- Trial name
- GustaborRCT (NCT07649681)
- Testing
- Gustabor server, Standard Recommendations
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Wuerzburg University Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes
Maximising the Taste and Health Value of Plant Food Products
To investigate if a high dietary intake of bitter and strong tasting vegetables have positive health effects (insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, central obesity, fasting and postprandial lipid profile, blood pressure…
- Trial name
- MAXVEG (NCT01397942)
- Testing
- Diet intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital