Clinical trials: Taste Disorders
Cirrhosis, Food Preferences
Feeding Behavior and Taste Sensitivity Before and After Liver or Renal Transplantation
This study evaluates the influence of the taste sensitivity, of food preferences and of the reward system on the energetic balance before and after liver transplantation in cirrhotic patients and after kidney transplantation in…
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Food Preferences, Taste Disorders, Protein-Energy Malnutrition
- Trial name
- GREFFE (NCT02931812)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Burgundy
Gaucher Disease
Taste Evaluation of Different Liquid Formulations With Eliglustat
Primary Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess the palatability of eliglustat prototype liquid formulations in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02422654
- Testing
- eliglustat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
Taste Disorder, Primary, Sweet
Role of the Gut Sweet Taste Receptor in the Secretion of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 and Peptide YY
The purpose of this study is to determine the functional significance of sweet taste receptors in the secretion of GI satiation peptides by using a specific sweet taste receptor antagonist to block sweet taste perception in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01304823
- Testing
- lactisole, mixed liquid meal
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Obesity, Weight Loss
Bitter Taste and Weight Loss in Women
Individual food preferences are not considered in designing weight-loss therapies. This project will determine if short-term weight-loss is improved by matching participants with diets that reflect their genetically-determined…
- Trial name
- NCT01856660
- Testing
- Low-Carbohydrate Diet, Low-fat Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers 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
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
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Fecal Amino Acids，Gut Taste Receptors and Irritable Bowel Syndromes
Clinical data, fresh feces and intestinal mucosal tissues of patients with diarrheal IBS were collected. High performance liquid chromatography, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence were used to study the amino acid levels…
- Trial name
- NCT06489444
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Appetite and General Nutritional Disorders, Hormone Replacement
Sweet Taste Receptors and the Secretion of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 and Peptide YY
The purpose of this study is to determine the functional significance of sweet taste receptors in the secretion of GI satiety peptides by using a specific sweet taste receptor antagonist to block sweet taste perception in the gut.
- Trial name
- NCT01088841
- Testing
- lactisole
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Cancer
Sensory Approach of Food Modifications Led by Chemotherapy
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of chemotherapy on sensorial perception in lung cancer patients in comparison to a control group (individuals without lung cancer and chemotherapy treatment).
- Trial name
- ARC-1 (NCT02368509)
- Testing
- Perform sensory tests
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Taste Sensitivity, Fatty Acid Type
Fatty Acid Taste Thresholds: Caproic, Lauric, Oleic, Linoleic, Linolenic
Differences in human oral sensitivity for caproic, lauric, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids will be explored. Prior work indicates that there may be a learning effect in measuring detection thresholds for free fatty acids.
- Trial name
- NCT01996566
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
COVID-19, Anosmia
Finding Out if COVID-19 Infection Can be pREdicted by ChAnges in Smell and/or Taste
The FORECAST Study is an observational cohort study looking at two cohorts of patients presenting with COVID-19: a general public cohort, aiming to investigate if new loss or reduced sense of smell and/or taste are early signs of…
- Trial name
- FORECAST (NCT04377815)
- Testing
- General Public cohort
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 569 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
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
Smell Dysfunction, Taste Dysfunction
Post-Covid-19 Patients Follow-up Study
Taste, smell, trigeminal and salivary function is impacted in post-COVID-19 patients
- Conditions
- Smell Dysfunction, Taste Dysfunction, Trigeminal Dysfunction, Salivary Dysfunction
- Trial name
- COVID-19 (NCT07571382)
- Testing
- Smell training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
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
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
Diabetes
Intestinal Sweet Taste Receptor Function and Adaptation to Dietary Sugars and Sweeteners
The purpose of this study is to collect data that will help researchers better understand the various causes of obesity and diabetes; particularly to understand how consumption of NCASs affects the way the body uses nutrients.
- Trial name
- ISTAR (NCT02835859)
- Testing
- Dietary: saccharin, Estimate glucose absorptions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
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)
Other Eating Disorders
Awakening to the Taste of Food Among Restrained Women
Energy-restricted diets often require dieting rules, which forced the dieter to eat according to cognitive norms, which increase his vulnerability to external food cues.
- Trial name
- Flaveur (NCT01535846)
- Testing
- Conscious food tasting intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Saliva Altered, Taste, Altered
Astringency and Oral Health
The perception of astringency is thought to involve the interaction between tannins and salivary proteins. However, the mechanisms underlying this interaction are poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT05819073
- Testing
- Plain water, CPE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Healthy, Obesity
The Effect of Bitter Taste Receptor Agonists on The Gastrointestinal Tract, Hunger and Food Intake
In this study, the investigators aimed at evaluating the role of bitter taste receptors in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Intragastric or intraduodenal administration of denatonium benzoate (DB) or quinine hydrochloride were…
- Trial name
- NCT02759926
- Testing
- Denatonium benzoate, Quinine hydrochloride, Tap water
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven