Clinical trials: Fat Taste
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
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
Taste, Non-esterified Fatty Acids
Free Fatty Acids: Threshold Repeatability Study
This study seeks to determine if non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) taste detection thresholds change with repeated testing. Threshold testing for NEFA taste has been reported by a number of laboratories, including our own…
- Trial name
- NCT01550120
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
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
Fat Perception in Humans (09-0873)
There are many substances naturally present in the mouth that may help us taste fat in food. Two of these substances (lipases and CD36) will be examined in this study.
- Trial name
- OT (NCT01128400)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Energy Density
Palatability (Energy I Pilot)
A pilot study was conducted to develop the study menus that were similar in appearance, aroma, and taste.
- Trial name
- NCT01653886
- Testing
- Breakfast (1-2 hours, in the morning), Lunch (1-2 Hours, at midday), Dinner (1-2 hours, in the afternoon)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity / Overweight, Obesity (BMI Equal to or >30)
A PHASE 2A, EXPLORATORY, RANDOMIZED, SINGLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF WEIGHT LOSS INDUCED BY NKS-3 IN OBESE ADULTS.
This study is designed as a single-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel-group trial. Subjects will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either NKS-3 or matching placebo, with a total planned enrollment of 31…
- Trial name
- SERENITY-1 (NCT07882654)
- Testing
- Investigational product is a modified linoleic acid, named NKS-3. This non-caloric agent, synthetized from linoleic acid, is a fat taste receptors agonist, targeting CD36 with also an impact on GPR120
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- EktaH
Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Bariatric Surgical Procedure
Fat Taste Sensory Study
Fat is the most energy dense macronutrient and consuming fat has been positively correlated to obesity. Individuals afflicted with obesity crave fat more frequently, have a higher preference for fatty taste, and consume a higher…
- Trial name
- FaTSS (NCT03540693)
- Testing
- RYGB, SG, LAGB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fat Taste
Sour Taste Intensity Matching With Fatty Acids Taste
Investigators are trying to find the concentrations of fatty acids ( a part of the fat and flavor typically found in normal foods) that have a taste intensity similar to that to the sourness of vinegar solutions.
- Trial name
- NCT04245488
- Testing
- taste test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Sleep Restriction, Normal Sleep
Short-term Sleep Restriction on Taste Preference and Perception
The study aims is to investigate the effects of sleep restriction on sweet and fat taste perception and preference in both fasted and fed states.
- Trial name
- NCT05524701
- Testing
- Sleep Restriction and Normal Sleep
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Obesity, Taste Sensitivity
Genetics and Fat Taste Sensitivity
A cross-sectional quantitative study will be carried out; recruiting female, Caucasian participants aged 18-65 years. The relevance of candidate gene studies is disputed.
- Trial name
- NCT03666182
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St Mary's University College
Taste Perception, Fat Sensation
Taste, Fat Sensation and Texture Study
Food is selected primarily on their taste and texture properties. It is essential to get more insight in taste and texture characteristics of the foods in the Dutch and Malaysian diets for a better understanding of food choices.
- Conditions
- Taste Perception, Fat Sensation, Eating Rate, Bite Size
- Trial name
- NCT03233503
- Testing
- Basic taste, fat sensation and texture perception
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Fat Taste
Food Composition and Palatability
This study will investigate fat taste and if free fatty acids (FFA) in food function as a signal for fat content. FFA are quite unpleasant - the investigators want to measure if the concentration in different foods correlates…
- Trial name
- FCandP (NCT02357329)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Obesity
CD36 and Human Fat Taste Perception
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of common human variants in in taste related genes, such as CD36 gene, a putative fat taste receptor, affect fat taste perception.
- Trial name
- FATYP (NCT02699567)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine