Clinical trials: Sensory Processing Sensitivity
Pain, Physical Activity
Influence of Expectations on Change in Pain Perception After a 3 Min Wallsquat Exercise.
The purpose of this study is to investigate how expectations induced by information given prior to exercise influence the magnitude of exercise-induced hypoalgesia after a 3 min wallsquat exercise in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03678662
- Testing
- Hypoalgesia expectation, Hyperalgesia expectation, Neutral
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Hyperalgesia, Pain Insensitivity, Congenital
The Relationship Between Saliva β-endorphins Levels, Cold Pressor Test and Perception of Pain in Oral Surgery Procedures
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the correlation between β-endorphin levels in blood plasma and saliva in healthy participants with different pain sensitivity and in those with acute pain in oral and maxillofacial region.
- Trial name
- NCT03164161
- Testing
- Cold pressor test, β-endorphins evaluation in saliva, β-endorphins evaluation in blood plasma
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Young Adults, Sensory Processing Sensitivity
Art-based Beauty Appreciation Intervention
This study is a randomized controlled trial with an active control condition evaluating the impact of an art-based beauty appreciation (ABBA) intervention on trait appreciation of beauty as a primary outcome and well-being and…
- Trial name
- ABBA-vention (NCT06788496)
- Testing
- Art-based Beauty Appreciation Intervention Program (Learning to See Beauty), Observation Program (Learning to Observe Life)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Visual Sensitivity in Newborns
Exploring the Visual Sensitivity for Topological Properties in Newborn Infants
The topological perception theory proposed a precise description for how one organizes the visual world that eliminates the vagueness of subjective phenomenology.
- Trial name
- NCT01330537
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Hyperalgesia, Pain Perception
Session-Order Sensitivity of TS and OA in a Capsaicin Crossover Model
Temporal summation (TS) and offset analgesia (OA) are widely used psychophysical endpoints in pain research that index different components of central nociceptive processing.
- Conditions
- Hyperalgesia, Pain Perception, Central Nervous System Sensitization, Pain Threshold
- Trial name
- TS-OA-Cap (NCT07625475)
- Testing
- Topical 0.075% capsaicin cream (Zostrix), Topical vehicle lotion (Lubriderm)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
Individual Difference, Food Sensitivity
Investigating Consumers Perception and Acceptance of Whey Beverages
Brief Summary: This study aims to investigate whether protein fortification of beverages causes mouthdrying and mucoadhesion and whether this is influenced by saliva flow.
- Conditions
- Individual Difference, Food Sensitivity, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT04507399
- Testing
- Liquid Model
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Sensory Disorder
Sensory Processing Issues in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Feeding dysfunction and/or dysphagia are the main symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Also, these symptoms may be a part of sensory processing disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT06187753
- Testing
- Sensory Profile
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Individual Difference, Food Sensitivity
Investigation of the Perception of Protein Fortified Foods and Beverages
This study aims to investigate whether protein fortification of foods and beverages causes mouthdrying and mucoadhesion and whether this is influenced by age and saliva flow.
- Conditions
- Individual Difference, Food Sensitivity, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT03798730
- Testing
- Solid Model, Liquid Model
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Appetitive Behavior, Individual Difference
The Influence of Fat Perception on Satiety From Consumption of Reduced Fat Snacks
The present study aims to investigate the effect of fat level and fat type of a snack on self-reported satiety and associated biomarkers. The relevant individual differences will also be investigated.
- Conditions
- Appetitive Behavior, Individual Difference, Food Sensitivity, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT03585920
- Testing
- Expanded Corn Snack
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Atopic Dermatitis
The Effect of Visual Stimuli on Itch Perception Intensity in Healthy and Atopic Dermatitis Patients
The purpose of this research study is to assess whether seeing other people itch affects itch perception in patients with atopic dermatitis and healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00660127
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Visceral (Hyper)Sensitivity
The Effects of Butyrate Enemas on Visceral Perception
During this double blind, placebo controlled, randomised cross over study, healthy volunteers received an enema once daily for one week containing either placebo (saline), 50mM butyrate or 100mM of butyrate.
- Trial name
- NCT00726817
- Testing
- Butyrate
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Sensory Habituation in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the most common developmental disabilities and often people with ASD have sensory processing disorders.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Sensory Over-Responsivity
- Trial name
- ASD_VR_RE (NCT06247176)
- Testing
- Sensory Habituation Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Population With Self-perceived Gastro-intestinal Sensitivity to Fibers
Tolerance Profile of Soluble Fibers in Individuals With Self-perceived GI Sensitivity to Fibers (Tarine)
The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal dose of soluble fibers that induces tolerable gastrointestinal symptoms.
- Trial name
- Tarine (NCT06877013)
- Testing
- Fiber's mix (among 4 doses)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Global Research & Innovation Center
Protein Deficiency, Training Group, Sensitivity
Effects of a Multi-Ingredient Pre-Workout Supplement on Body Composition, Performance, Muscular Properties, and Wellbeing in Adults.
The investigation will be conducted as a double blinded, randomized, parallel between treatment conditions comparison design with two different groups ingesting a different supplement each one.
- Conditions
- Protein Deficiency, Training Group, Sensitivity, Fatigue, Muscular Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT05769088
- Testing
- Ingestion of a Pre-Workout Supplement, Ingestion of a Maltodextrin Supplement
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Joel Puente
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma (Diagnosis)
Breathlessness Perceptions Within Respiratory Diseases
Breathlessness is a complex symptom that results in poor quality of life, increased hospitalisations and increased mortality. Breathlessness is influenced by physiological, psychological and functional factors but these are…
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma (Diagnosis), Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), Bronchiectasis
- Trial name
- BiRD (NCT07648082)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals, Leicester
Individual Difference, Food Sensitivity
Investigating the Influence of Age and Saliva Flow on the Perception of Protein Fortified Foods and Beverages
Brief Summary: This study aims to investigate whether protein fortification of foods and beverages causes mouthdrying and mucoadhesion and whether this is influenced by age and saliva flow.
- Conditions
- Individual Difference, Food Sensitivity, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT04302779
- Testing
- Solid Model, Liquid Model
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Autonomic Nervous System Modulation, Pain Perception
Pain Perception and the Autonomic Nervous System
In this study, we want to investigate how pain processing and sensation are related to a certain part of the nervous system, the so-called autonomic nervous system.
- Conditions
- Autonomic Nervous System Modulation, Pain Perception, Pain Sensitivity, Central Sensitization
- Trial name
- NCT06667895
- Testing
- respiratory gated taVNS, random burst stimulation, continuous stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Schweinhardt Petra
Impairment of Oral Perception, Insulin Resistance
The Effect of Artificial Sweeteners (AFS) on Sweetness Sensitivity, Preference and Brain Response in Adults
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of dietary exposure to artificial sweeteners on taste sensitivity, preference and brain response in adults.
- Trial name
- AFS-adult (NCT02335021)
- Testing
- Sucralose, Sucrose, Sucralose + maltodextrin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Fat Sensitivity
Saliva Modification Related to Fat Perception in Human
The perception of fat represents major scientific and nutritional issues. This research aims to identify salivary markers that could predict and possibly explain this perception in healthy human being.
- Trial name
- SensInFat (NCT01532778)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement