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Investigation of changes in food texture by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation of salivary glands

Investigation of changes in food texture by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation of salivary glands - Investigation of changes in food texture by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation of salivary glands

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000053302
Enrollment
20
Registered
2024-01-10
Start date
2024-10-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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Conditions

None

Interventions

With transcutaneous electrical stimulation Without transcutaneous electrical stimulation

Sponsors

Gunma University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy subjects between 20 and 65 years of age who will participate in the experiment of their own free will.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with heart disease, neurological disease, brain disease, and respiratory failure. Pregnant women, women who may become pregnant, and women who have a skin rash caused by alcohol. Patients with allergic diseases (including food, metal, and alcohol, but excluding hay fever), patients with skin damage, inflammation, or other abnormalities at the electrode placement site, patients prone to internal bleeding such as purpura, patients with malignant tumors, patients with sensory disturbance, hypertension, patients with skin rash caused by biological tape, patients with pacemakers or other implanted devices, and patients with any health concerns. Those who have some concerns about their health, such as those who use implanted devices such as pacemakers

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The participants were asked to select the bread with the closest humidity during the electric stimulation. The subjective humidity of the bread during the electrical stimulation was evaluated using a Visual Analogue Scale.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKazuma Aoyama

Gunma University Faculty of Informatics

aoyama@gunma-u.ac.jp027-220-7572

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026