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NCT05772052: TASTEOB
Abnormal Eating and Taste Perception in Subjects With Obesity
trial in Obesity in 300 participants. Currently enrolling.
31 December 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Istituto Auxologico Italiano |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Enrollment | 300 |
| Start date | 2 November 2020 |
| Primary completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across Italy |
Conditions studied
- Obesity — all drugs for Obesity →
Sponsor
Istituto Auxologico Italiano — full company profile →
Who can join
Adults 18 to 60, any sex, with Obesity. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The identification of safe and effective strategies for weight loss and long-term maintenance is critical to reduce the alarming prevalence of obesity worldwide and mitigate obesity-associated health risks. Specifically, Binge Eating (BE) and Food Addiction (FA) behaviors are well known causes of failed weight loss and weight regain. The definitions of their clinical phenotypes are currently evolving. Recent evidence suggests that food choices, behavior and reward may be driven also by taste perception. The hypothesis of this study is that subjects with dysfunctional eating behavior have different taste thresholds compared to obese subjects without eating disorders, and that this characteristic influences food choice and eating behavior. Identifying a difference in the taste thresholds between obese with and without eating disorder will allow us to understand why certain individuals over-consume or binge on densely caloric foods and to give them a tailored dietary treatment so as to maintain weight loss for a long time. The Binge eating and Food Addiction is assessed using Binge Eating Scale and Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0. Subjects with obesity recruited are divided in 4 groups: without eating disorder, with food addiction (FA), with binge eating (BE) and with FA + BE. In these groups sweet and salty taste will be measured with the 3-Alternative-Forced-Choice method.
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05772052 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Istituto Auxologico Italiano
- Last refreshed: 3 October 2025
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