UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000052224
Receipt number R000059607
Scientific Title Investigation of the effect of taste recall training on sweet taste
Date of disclosure of the study information 2023/09/16
Last modified on 2025/03/17 18:50:16

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Basic information

Public title

Investigation of the effect of taste recall training on sweet taste

Acronym

Investigation of the effect of taste recall training on sweet taste

Scientific Title

Investigation of the effect of taste recall training on sweet taste

Scientific Title:Acronym

Investigation of the effect of taste recall training on sweet taste

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy adults

Classification by specialty

Rehabilitation medicine

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The aim of this study is to investigate that taste recall training increases sweet taste sensitivity to the five sweet tastes sucrose, lactose, fructose, maltose, and glucose and enables discrimination of each.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Healthy adults will be randomly divided into a 3-day taste recall training group and a control group, and their taste perception thresholds will be assessed at the beginning and end of the training.

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Single blind -participants are blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Other

Interventions/Control_1

3-day sweet taste recall training

Interventions/Control_2

control

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

65 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Healthy adults who wished to participate in this study aged 20-64 years with no noted taste disorder

Key exclusion criteria

Healthy adults who don't wished to participate in this study. Healthy adults with taste disorder. Smoker. Persons allergic to sucrose, glucose, fructose, lactose, or maltose.

Target sample size

38


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Satoru
Middle name
Last name Ebihra

Organization

Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

Division name

Department of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation Science

Zip code

980-8575

Address

Seiryo-machi 1-1, Aoba-ku Sendai, Miyagi

TEL

0227177353

Email

satoru.ebihara.c4@tohoku.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Satoru
Middle name
Last name Ebihara

Organization

Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

Division name

Department of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation Science

Zip code

980-8575

Address

Seiryo-machi 1-1, Aoba-ku Sendai, Miyagi

TEL

0227177353

Homepage URL


Email

satoru.ebihara.c4@tohoku.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Tohoku University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Tohoku University

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Other

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Ethics Committee Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

Address

Seiryo-machi 2-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi

Tel

022-717-8007

Email

med-kenkyo@grp.tohoku.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2023 Year 09 Month 16 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

40

Results

In the training group, sweetness discrimination ability improved.

Results date posted

2025 Year 03 Month 17 Day

Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2023 Year 09 Month 25 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2023 Year 09 Month 25 Day

Last follow-up date

2025 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2023 Year 09 Month 15 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 03 Month 17 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000059607