Taste perception Digestive System
Conditions
Interventions
Intensive educational intervention in the intervention group consisting of group and individual intervention on taste qualities, taste function, taste perception, taste tests, types of taste perceptio
for sucrose (100 mM, 150 mM, 200 mM, 300 mM and 400 mM), for NaCl (25 mM, 50 mM, 75 mM, 100 mM and 200 mM)
for citric acid (1 mM, 5 mM, 10 mM, 17mM and 34 mM) and for MPG (25 mM, 50 mM, 75 mM, 100 mM and 200 mM).
Sponsors
University of Valencia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Volunteers recruited from the general population 2. Both sexes 3. Between 18 and 80 years old
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Diseased 2. Allergic or intolerance to the different substances of the tests (PROP, PTC, sucrose, NaCl, MPG) 3. Immunodeficiency or HIV-positive status 4. Liver cirrhosis or chronic renal failure 5. Serious psychiatric disorders: schizophrenia, bipolar disease, eating disorders, depression, etc 6. Any severe co-morbid condition 7. Alcohol abuse or addition 8. History of major organ transplantation 9. Concurrent therapy with immunosuppressive drugs or cytotoxic agents 10. Current treatment with systemic corticosteroids 11. Current use of weight loss medication 12. Patients with an acute infection or inflammation 13. Any other condition that may interfere with the completion of the study protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Taste perception (for individual tastes and the total taste score) at baseline and after 1-3 weeks 2. Body mass index (BMI) at baseline and after 1-3 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Taste preferences at baseline and after 1-3 weeks 2. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet measured by the 14-item Mediterranean diet adherence PREDIMED scale at baseline 3. Physical activity measured by the Minnesota physical activity questionnaire at baseline 4. Sleep quality measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index at baseline 5. Chronotype assessed using the Horne and Östberg morningness–eveningness questionnaire (MEQ) at baseline | — |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed