Palatability and Perceived Satiety of Oral Nutrition Supplements

Wageningen University and Research

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sensory Evaluation; Perceived Satiety

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Oral Nutrition Supplement (ONS)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04397146

NL70308.081.19

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the study is to evaluate palatability (primary objective) and perceived satiating effects (secondary objective) of two Oral Nutrition Supplements (ONS) prototypes and six commercially available ONS products. The products are matched on calorie content per portion.

The study is a single-blind intervention with a within-subjects design. In total 104 apparently healthy and independently living older adults aged 65 will be recruited to participate. Participants will visit the research facilities eight times in a period of one month. On each test-day participants will consume and evaluate a single product.

Enrollment: 104 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 65 years or over
• Apparently healthy
• Living independently

Exclusion criteria

• Allergies to soy, dairy or gluten
• Following a specific diet
• BMI>30 kg/m2
• Reduced kidney function
• Suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Parkinson's Disease, Cancer, Kidney Disease or Diabetes
• Suffering from Dysphagia
• Already using oral nutritional supplements
• Receiving any medical treatment that is known to reduce the taste or sense of smell
• Current smokers
• Participation in another clinical trial at the same time

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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104 participants in 1 patient group

Single-blind sensory and satiety evaluation

Experimental group

Description:

In total 8 different ONS products are consumed and evaluated, each product on a separate test day. The order of products is randomized between study participants.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Oral Nutrition Supplement (ONS)