Elucidating the Relationship Between Taste Sensitivity and Skeletal Muscle in Older Adults With Sarcopenia

Elucidating the Relationship Between Taste Sensitivity and Skeletal Muscle in Older Adults With Sarcopenia - Elucidating the Relationship Between Taste Sensitivity and Skeletal Muscle in Older Adults With Sarcopenia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000059361

Enrollment

236

Registered

2025-10-10

Start date

2025-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sarcopenia, taste disorderex

Interventions

Sarcopenia with taste recall traning Sarcopenia with no taste recall training non sarcopenia

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults aged 65 years and older with no history of taste disorder

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with cognitive impairment, defined as an MMSE score of 23 or below (in the case of implementing taste training) 2.Individuals who declined to participate in this study 3.Individuals with allergies to sucrose, sodium chloride, tartaric acid, quinine hydrochloride, hydrochloric acid, or monosodium glutamate 4.Smokers

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Taste recognition threshold, Skeletal muscle index	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMidori Miyagi

Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

midori.miyagi.b5@tohoku.ac.jp022-717-7353

Outcome results

None listed

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