UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000058711
Receipt number R000067122
Scientific Title Randomized Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Sweet-Salty Solution Discrimination Training
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/08/06
Last modified on 2025/08/06 12:35:58

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Basic information

Public title

Randomized Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Sweet-Salty Solution Discrimination Training

Acronym

Randomized Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Sweet-Salty Solution Discrimination Training

Scientific Title

Randomized Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Sweet-Salty Solution Discrimination Training

Scientific Title:Acronym

Randomized Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Sweet-Salty Solution Discrimination Training

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

healthy adult

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To investigate the effectiveness of sweet-salty mixture discrimination training using solutions containing sweet and salty tastes.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Taste recognition threshold test after three days of training

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Cluster

Blinding

Single blind -participants are blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Other

Interventions/Control_1

Sweet-salty mixture discrimination training

Interventions/Control_2

Control group

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 adult men and women with no history of taste disorders and not currently diagnosed with any taste disorder or abnormality by a physician.
Individuals who have provided written informed consent to participate in the study.

Key exclusion criteria

Individuals deemed inappropriate for study participation by a physician
Individuals who declined to participate in the study
Individuals with known allergies to sucrose or sodium chloride
Smokers

Target sample size

38


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Satoru
Middle name
Last name Ebihara

Organization

Tohoku University Graduate school of medicine

Division name

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Zip code

980-8574

Address

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

TEL

0227177353

Email

satoru.ebihara.c4@tohoku.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Uijin
Middle name
Last name Park

Organization

Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

Division name

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Zip code

980-8574

Address

Seiryo-machi 1-1, Aoba-ku sendai

TEL

0227177353

Homepage URL


Email

park.uijin.q5@dc.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



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

2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan

Tel

022-728-4105

Email

ec-med@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

2025 Year 08 Month 06 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


Results


Results date posted


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

2025 Year 07 Month 07 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 09 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2030 Year 08 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

2025 Year 08 Month 06 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 08 Month 06 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000067122