Genetic Variability in Taste Perception

Monell Chemical Senses Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01841710

R01DC011287 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

816980

Details and patient eligibility

About

This proposal describes a pilot study aimed at determining whether genetic variations in taste receptors determine differential taste tolerability of pediatric medications.

Full description

This is a cross-sectional call-back study of taste perception and the relationship between taste perception and taste receptor genotype.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult females who were previously enrolled in Efficacy of Bitter Blockers on Taste Acceptance in Pediatric Populations Study (Protocol #809789)

Exclusion criteria

• Women who are pregnant
• Women on drugs with potential serious adverse effects that are mediated through cytochrome P450.

Trial design

90 participants in 1 patient group

Women