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Identification of taste changes and nutritional implications in cancer patients

Identification of taste changes and nutritional implications in cancer patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-94857q
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-04-29
Start date
2019-10-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Dysgeusia

Interventions

Intervention in the experimental and control groups: tasting 3 food samples of sweet, sour, salty and bitter flavors, in the amount of 3 grams or 3 milliliters. Application of a Likert scale to assess
Other
SP4.011.102.093

Sponsors

Universidade de Franca
Lead Sponsor
Universidade de Franca
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age equal to or greater than 18 years; being on cancer treatment; ability to eat orally; express interest in participating in the research by signing the Free and Informed Consent Form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of head and neck cancer; be a smoker.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
More pronounced perception of the sweet taste of sweet milk foods (4.48 ± 1.0 vs. 3.78 ± 0.9; p <0.05) and guava (4.10 ± 1.0 vs. 3.52 ± 0.9; p <0.01) by the group of cancer patients, verified by the application of Student's t test.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Absence of difference in the perception of the sweet taste of foods in this category by cancer patients, through the application of the ANOVA test (p> 0.05).—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactFabíola;Fabíola Maniglia;Maniglia

Universidade de Franca;Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo

fa_nutricao@hotmail.com;fa_nutricao@hotmail.com16992125338;+55-016-992125338

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)