Clinical trials: Taste Perception
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
Education
The SMARTY Trial: Evaluating the Effects of Colour of Candy on Perceptions of Taste
The purpose of this trial is to determine if the colour of sweets (candy) effects taste.
- Trial name
- SMARTY (NCT04175015)
- Testing
- Smartie© sweet/candy
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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
Pediatric Obesity
Children's Taste Study to Increase Vegetable Intake in Preschoolers
Studies have shown that when exposed to a variety of food and flavor options people tend to consume more than when only one item is presented.
- Trial name
- CTS (NCT03043118)
- Testing
- Variety Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Healthy
A Comparative, Single-Center, Pediatric Taste Test Study of Omnicef Versus Amoxicillin Antibiotic Suspension Medications
To compare the taste and smell acceptability scores of cefdinir (Omnicef) versus amoxicillin oral antibiotic suspension medications in pediatric subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00645125
- Testing
- cefdinir (Omnicef), amoxicillin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Food Neophobia, Parenting
The Good Tastes Study: Young Children's Food Acceptance Patterns
Children begin developing food acceptance and preferences during the first years of life, especially through repeated exposure and increased familiarity.
- Trial name
- NCT04549233
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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
Smoking
Cough Sensitivity and Taste Preferences
This single-site, within-subject, experimental study is designed to test the hypothesis children who live in a household in which one or both of their parent smoke will exhibit a higher cough threshold and will prefer more…
- Trial name
- CAP (NCT01399060)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center
Healthy
Heritability and Genetics of Fat Taste
The investigators seek to determine how genetics and the environment influence the ability to taste and smell fat. The investigators believe that people who consume higher fat diets and people who have higher body fat levels are…
- Trial name
- NCT02357316
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
COVID-19 Respiratory Infection
Oral Symptoms of COVID-19 Among Infected Medical Doctors
Oral symptoms of corona virus disease have been reported by many studies. The lack of direct contact between the dentist and the patient during the active disease presented an obstacle to build a strong body of evidence.
- Trial name
- NCT05697081
- Testing
- Medical doctors infected with COVID-19
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Weaning
Complementary Weaning With Adult Food Typical of the Mediterranean Diet
A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials was conducted to study the medium-long term impact of a complementary weaning using adult foods typical of Mediterranean Diets (MD) on children taste development and eating habits, and on…
- Trial name
- NCT05297357
- Testing
- Mediterranean Diet weaning scheme
- Volunteers
- 394 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Healthy
Sensitive Periods in Early Flavor Learning
Flavor is the primary dimension by which young children determine food acceptance. However, children are not merely miniature adults since sensory systems mature postnatally and their responses to certain tastes differ markedly…
- Trial name
- NCT00994747
- Testing
- Nutramigen (Flavor and Type of Infant Formula), Enfamil, milk-based formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center
Obesity, Adolescent, Dietary Sugars
A Sensory Strategy to Cut Sugary Beverages in African/American and Latine Adolescents
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether replacing sugary sodas with unsweetened, flavored sparkling waters can reduce added sugar intake and improve health in Black/African American and Latine adolescents with obesity…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Dietary Sugars, Taste Perception, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- SPARKLE (NCT07223151)
- Testing
- Unsweetened Sparkling Water Replacement, Progressively Reduced Sugar Beverage Replacement, Plain Water Replacement
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nana Gletsu Miller
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
Obesity
Effects of Advertising on Young Children's Perception of Taste
To test whether young children's actual taste preferences are influenced by the natural marketing environment in which they live.
- Trial name
- NCT00185536
- Testing
- Packaging and identification of source
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Healthy
Investigation of the Relationship Between Taste Perception and Caries Activity in School Children
Four basic taste perceptions and relationship with caries are poorly investigated in children as compared to adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate salty, sweet, bitter and sour taste perceptions of school children and…
- Trial name
- NCT03468946
- Testing
- salty taste perception, bitter taste perception, sour taste perception
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Beykent
Plaque Induced Gingival Disease
Taste Acceptance and Effectiveness of Hyaluronic Acid and Chlorhexidine Mouthwashes in Children With Gingivitis
This randomized controlled clinical trial aims to compare the taste acceptance and clinical effectiveness of hyaluronic mouthwash and chlorhexidine mouthwash in children with plaque-induced gingivitis.
- Trial name
- NCT07662226
- Testing
- Hyaluronic Acid mouthwash, Chlorohexidine 0.12% mouthwash
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Taste, Altered
Flavoring Oral Contrast for MR Enterography
To determine if patient satisfaction, participation, and image quality improves with flavored oral contrast for MR enterography.
- Trial name
- NCT02617576
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Healthy
Pediatric Taste Test Study of Cefdinir (Omnicef) Versus Amoxicillin Antibiotic Suspension Medications
To compare the taste and smell acceptability scores of cefdinir (Omnicef) versus amoxicillin oral antibiotic suspension medications in pediatric subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00644891
- Testing
- cefdinir (Omnicef), amoxicillin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Diabetes, Obesity
A Study of the Function of Hormones Present In Taste Buds
The purpose of this study is to find out whether the hormones in the taste buds are affected by tasting and eating food, and also whether these hormone levels are affected by an increase in body weight or type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Obesity, Pre-Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00233298
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)