Clinical trials: Taste Disorder
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
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Taste Function and Eating Habits in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
This study evaluates taste function and eating habits in patients with PCOS compared to healthy women and before and after oral contraceptive use.
- Trial name
- NCT04238078
- Testing
- Contraceptive
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Elevated Blood Pressure, Vascular Health
Sodium-rich COndiments Unifying Health and Taste
This research aims to develop an evidence-based classification for sodium-rich condiments (natremic index) based on their CVD-related risks.
- Conditions
- Elevated Blood Pressure, Vascular Health, Sensory Evaluation
- Trial name
- Scout (NCT07397754)
- Testing
- Control porridge with no condiments, Porridge with light soya sauce, Porridge with fermented bean paste
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation
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
Appetite, Taste, Altered
Impact of Acute Resistance Exercise on Taste Perception and Appetite Response to Plant Protein in Resistance Trained Adults
Some evidence suggests that taste perception might be modulated by physical exercise, with differences observed after aerobic exercise (DOI:10.1093/chemse/23.4.417) and with habitual exercise (DOI:10.3390/nu11010155).
- Conditions
- Appetite, Taste, Altered, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT06089993
- Testing
- Exercise, Rest
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
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
Saliva Altered, Taste, Altered
Taste Perception, Salivary Proteins & the Oral Microbiome
Genetic differences in taste are believed to play an important role in food selection, especially for strong-tasting foods and beverages.
- Trial name
- NCT04107688
- Testing
- Control, CPE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers University
Chewing Problem, Mastication Disorder
Masticatory Side-switch and Mixing Ability.
The main aim of this cross-over intervention study is to assess the effect of masticatory side-switch frequency on different aspects of masticatory function, including masticatory mixing ability and rhythm.
- Trial name
- NCT05173259
- Testing
- F, R, L
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Disease
Single-center Study of Gustation in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Disease Using Gustatory Evoked Potential Analysis
The aim of the PI-PEG study is to explore the taste functions of the following 3 groups of participants: healthy volunteers patients with early Parkinson's disease patients with incipient Lewy body disease.
- Trial name
- PI-PEG (NCT06439355)
- Testing
- Fasting blood test, Subject interview, Motor assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Dysgeusia
Gustin Gene Polymorphism and 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) Taste
The investigators evaluate the possible association of PROP taste with gustin gene polymorphism rs2274333 (A/G), salivary zinc ion concentration and BMI.
- Trial name
- gustinprop (NCT01097915)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cagliari
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
A Study Of The Taste Of Different Oral Liquid Preparations Of CP-690,550 In Trained Adult Product Testers
This study will test the palatability of several different CP-690,550 oral preparations in trained product tester healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01023100
- Testing
- CP 690,550 oral solutions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Anosmia, Ageusia
Efficacy of Photobiomodulation in the Rehabilitation of Olfactory Dysfunctions Induced by Long COVID-19
On January 30, 2020, the WHO (World Health Organization) declared the new coronavirus pandemic as the sixth public health emergency of international concern.
- Conditions
- Anosmia, Ageusia, COVID-19, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT06423495
- Testing
- low-intensity laser treatment
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaffree & Guinle Universitary Hospital
Taste, Altered
Relationship Between MUC1 Expression and Gustatory Function in Postmenopausal Females
50 females will be included in this study. they will be divided into 2 groups (study group which will include 25 postmenopausal females - and control group which will include premenopausal females) For testing gustatory function…
- Trial name
- NCT04606524
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- October 6 University
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
Diabetes
Taste Bud-Derived Stem Cells in Humans
Background: Stem cells are found in body tissues. They can regenerate into more of the same cells or become other types of cell. Researchers want to use stem cells from taste buds to try to make cells that secrete insulin.
- Trial name
- NCT03366168
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Burning Mouth Syndrome
Neurogenic Mechanisms in Burning Mouth Syndrome
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is characterized by a bilateral burning sensation in the anterior tongue, hard palate and lips in the absence of any clinical or laboratory findings.
- Trial name
- BMS17 (NCT00875537)
- Testing
- Capsaicin oral gel 0.025%, Capsaicin oral gel 0.01%
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Healthy Subjects
Effect of Artificial Sweetener (AFS) on Glucose Metabolism in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
The goal of this randomized crossover study is to test the prediction that consuming carbohydrates will affect insulin release differently depending on whether Non-Nutritive Sweeteners (NNSs) are consumed simultaneously.
- Trial name
- AFS_T1D (NCT06315725)
- Testing
- Sweet taste perception with/without sweet taste blockade
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
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
Cystic Fibrosis
A Study of Vanzacaftor/Tezacaftor/Deutivacaftor (VNZ/TEZ/D-IVA) in Healthy Adult Panelists
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the flavor (basic tastes, aroma, texture, mouthfeel) of VNZ/TEZ/D-IVA fixed dose combination (FDC) granules.
- Trial name
- NCT06299696
- Testing
- VNZ/TEZ/D-IVA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated