Comparison of taste and texture of Metamucil®, Volcolon® and psyllium orange generic

Comparison of taste and texture of Metamucil®, Volcolon® and psyllium orange generic - Comparison of taste and palatability in fiber supplements

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON43055

Enrollment

100

Registered

2016-10-13

Start date

2016-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Constipation infrequent evacuation of the bowels

Interventions

All healthy volunteers will try the 3 different formulas. After swallowing the first formula, the mouth will be rinsed with water. Then the second formula will be tried, after rinsing the mouth agai

constipation.

fibers

Taste

texture

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers, age 18-70 years, in good health, able to understand the instruction and give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Gastro-intestinal problems, swallowing disorders, rheumatic related diseases, known hypersentivity to the study medication.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The results concerning taste and texture will be noted on a form with a Likert 5- point scale (two different questions): 1 = very poor taste / unpleasant 2 = poor taste / unpleasant 3 = neutral 4 = tasty / pleasant 5 = very tasty/ very pleasant All results will be analyzed and testes with the Friedman test. Addittionally a Wilcoxon test can be performed when necessary. Considering a standard deviation per formula of 1 with * 0.05 and * 80% at a sample size of 100 persons a difference 0.4 can be demonstrated.	—

Measure

Time frame

The results concerning taste and texture will be noted on a form with a Likert 5- point scale (two different questions): 1 = very poor taste / unpleasant 2 = poor taste / unpleasant 3 = neutral 4 = tasty / pleasant 5 = very tasty/ very pleasant All results will be analyzed and testes with the Friedman test. Addittionally a Wilcoxon test can be performed when necessary. Considering a standard deviation per formula of 1 with * 0.05 and * 80% at a sample size of 100 persons a difference 0.4 can be demonstrated.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not applicable.	—

Countries

The Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)