Clinical trials: Taste Perception
Head and Neck Cancer
Evaluating Taste and Smell Function and Food and Taste Preferences of Head and Neck Cancer Patients During Radiation Therapy/Chemotherapy
Changes to taste and smell have been reported in head and neck cancer patients who undergo radiation and chemotherapy. This may cause food to be unappealing and can lead to a reduced food intake.
- Trial name
- NCT00375921
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Cancer, Nutrition Disorders
Cancer, Nutrition and Taste
Cancer promotes weight loss; it can also lead to particular complications for patients during treatment. A team led by Dr Michael Sawyer, showed the deleterious impact of undernutrition on the benefits of chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- CANUT-1 (NCT04216641)
- Testing
- Adapted food intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Electronic Cigarette Use
Effects of Electronic Cigarette Flavors on Abuse Liability in Smokers (P3-Taste)
The purpose of this study is to determine if abuse liability indices will be impacted by varying flavors and e-cigarette (ECIG) nicotine delivery capability (i.e., nicotine flux) among current combustible cigarette users.
- Trial name
- NCT05971823
- Testing
- Tobacco product administration and assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Healthy Volunteers
Taste Assessment of Ozanimod
The purpose of this study is to assess the taste characteristics of ozanimod formulations, alone and mixed, in order to develop a pediatric oral form of ozanimod.
- Trial name
- NCT05001152
- Testing
- Ozanimod
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Healthy Subjects, Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
Eltrombopag Taste Testing in Healthy Adult Volunteers
Based on a need for a pediatric formulation of eltrombopag for the treatment of pediatric thrombocytopenia, this study will help determine the best tasting pediatric formulation of eltrombopag.
- Trial name
- NCT00487968
- Testing
- eltrombopag
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Normal Subjects Who Agree to Participate in Taste Testing
Influence on Food Liking of Adding Spices to Replace Sugar Using CLT
This study aims to reduce the amount of sugar in a particular food item and add spices to see if the food liking of that item rates as high or higher in a post meal survey.
- Trial name
- NCT03139552
- Testing
- Apple Crisp, Tea, Oatmeal
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Healthy
A Pediatric Taste Test Study of Omnicef Versus Zithromax Antibiotic Suspension Medications
To compare the taste and smell acceptability of cefdinir (Omnicef) antibiotic suspension and azithromycin (Zithromax) antibiotic suspension following a single dose of each medication.
- Trial name
- NCT00644774
- Testing
- cefdinir (Omnicef), azithromycin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 157 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Smell Dysfunction, Taste Dysfunction
Post-Covid-19 Patients Follow-up Study
Taste, smell, trigeminal and salivary function is impacted in post-COVID-19 patients
- Conditions
- Smell Dysfunction, Taste Dysfunction, Trigeminal Dysfunction, Salivary Dysfunction
- Trial name
- COVID-19 (NCT07571382)
- Testing
- Smell training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Healthy Participants
A Study to Examine the Acceptable Taste and to Estimate the Amount of Atazanavir and Cobicistat in the Body When Taken as a Combination Product Versus When Taken as Separate Products at the Same Time
The purpose of this study is to compare the amount of Atazanavir (ATV) and Cobicistat (COBI) in the bodies of healthy adult participants when taken as a combination formulation, and when ATV is administered as an oral powder at…
- Trial name
- NCT04263350
- Testing
- Atazanavir/Cobicistat, Reyataz Atazanavir, Cobicistat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Development
Taste Preferences for Nutritive and Non Nutritive Sweeteners Among Children and Adults
The goal of the study is to determine whether there are age-, diet- and genetically-related differences in the perception of sweeteners, both nutritive and non-nutritive.
- Trial name
- TNNS (NCT02646956)
- Testing
- sweeteners
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center
Healthy
Efficacy of Bitter Blockers on Taste Perception in Children and Adults
This proposal describes 2 basic research studies that will be conducted sequentially. Study 1 will test the efficacy of both classic and newly developed "generally recognized as a safe" (GRAS) bitter blockers on the perceived…
- Trial name
- BL (NCT01407939)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center
Asthma, Croup
Comparison of Dexamethasone Oral Preparations to Assess Taste and Acceptance in Children With Asthma and Croup
Study of the palatability and acceptability of dexamethasone oral tablets crushed and placed in apple sauce or pudding in comparison with the IV solution mixed with sugar syrup and given orally.
- Trial name
- NCT03705273
- Testing
- Dexamethasone IV for PO, Dexamethasone crushed tablets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Genetics, Taste, Altered
Genetics of Bitter and Fat Taste
Obesity is an increasing problem for adults in the UK. Diets high in fat and sugar are the major contributors to weight gain. Individual differences in taste perception are a crucial factor in determining the investigator's…
- Conditions
- Genetics, Taste, Altered, Diet Habit, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04038281
- Testing
- Sensory tests
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St Mary's University College
Taste Disorders, Sensation Disorders
GOUTMETALSAIN: Comparison of the Perception of Metallic Taste According to Lingual Locations in Healthy Volunteers
This is a mono center , observational study carried out within otorhinolaryngology department in CH Valence. This is a descriptive and exploratory study in healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Taste Disorders, Sensation Disorders, Taste, Metallic, Taste Disorder, Glossopharyngeal Nerve
- Trial name
- NCT05227157
- Testing
- swab with iron sulfate solution
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Valence
Obesity
Abnormal Eating and Taste Perception in Subjects With Obesity
The identification of safe and effective strategies for weight loss and long-term maintenance is critical to reduce the alarming prevalence of obesity worldwide and mitigate obesity-associated health risks.
- Trial name
- TASTEOB (NCT05772052)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Heart Failure
A Study to Learn About the Taste of Vericiguat Given in Liquid Form in Healthy Male Participants Aged 18 to 45 Years
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart does not pump blood as well as it should. It can happen in both adults and children.
- Trial name
- NCT06474208
- Testing
- Formulation 1, Formulation 2, Formulation 3
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Taste Perception, Saliva Production
Effect of Flavored, Carbonated Drinks on Salivary Flow, Salivary Composition, and Taste Perceptions
To determine the effect of flavored, carbonated drinks on salivary flow rate, saliva composition, and taste perceptions compared with control drinks (water, carbonated water, non-carbonated)
- Trial name
- NCT06933290
- Testing
- Beverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
Dysgeusia, Acupressure
Application of Auricular Point Sticking in Patients With Taste Alteration
To explore the intervention effect of auricular point sticking on chemotherapy-induced taste alterations in cancer patients, and analyze its relationship with quality of life, nutritional status and psychology of patients.
- Conditions
- Dysgeusia, Acupressure, Chemotherapy Effect
- Trial name
- NCT05868850
- Testing
- auricular point sticking
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University