Clinical trials: Taste Sensitivity
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)
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
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