TASTE: Sensitivity of Basic Taste in Elderly
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to identify the thresholds sensitivity of the five basic tastes in an elderly population and relate to food intake, nutritional status, age, gender and others variables.
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Detailed Description
The investigators propose a study of 300 elderly patients to characterize de sensitivity of the four basic tastes, according to the methodology of International Organization for Standardization (1985) and to identify umami taste (Mojet et al. 2001, 2003). This is a cross-sectional study. The length of the inclusion of the study will be 24 months. This study's general objective is: to characterize food intake, nutritional status and identify thresholds for the five basic tastes in an elderly population.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Characterization of eldery according to sensitivity to basic tastes second age group and nutritional status [3 years]
To identify the thresholds for detecting basic tastes in an elderly population and to relate to the age range and nutritional status.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 60 years old patient or older, who present oral feeding and the ability to express themselves to perform the sensory analysis tests will be included.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient with fever, flu, cold or some complication in the oral cavity will be excluded, since these factors can interfere in the perception of the tastes and those that do not present conditions to express themselves or deficits of cognition, being excluded the elderly that present result of the application of the Mini Mental under
- In addition to those who do not agree to sign the Term of Free and Informed Consent.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Ilana Elman Grinberg | São Paulo | Brazil | 05652-000 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Ilana E. Grinberg, PhD, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
- Study Chair: Luciana DN Matos, PhD, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
- Study Director: Fabio GM Franco, PhD, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
- Elman I. Cancer bearer children: Thresholds analysis of basic taste detection and sensivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil. São Paulo; 2005. [Dissertação de Mestrado - Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP].
- Elman I. Characterization of childen with câncer according to sensivity to umami and food consumption. [Tese de Doutorado em Nutrição e Saúde Pública]. São Paulo: Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP; 2011.
- ELMAN, I.. Apoyo nutricional a los ninos con cáncer. Proyecto Felicidade, Washington, p. 43-45, 2006.
- ELMAN, I.; GERALDO, A. P. G. ; KARCHER, C. ; SILVA, Maria Elisabeth Machado Pinto e . Caracterização dos limiares de detecção do gosto umami em crianças com e sem câncer. Revista Brasileira de Crescimento e Desenvolvimento Humano, v. 23, p. 136, 2013.
- ELMAN, I.; SILVA, Maria Elisabeth Machado Pinto e . Crianças portadoras de câncer: sensibilidade ao PROP. Nutrição em Pauta, São Paulo, v. 4, n.79, p. 19-23, 2006.
- ELMAN, I.; SILVA, Maria Elisabeth Machado Pinto e . Crianças portadoras de Leucemia Linfóide Aguda: análise dos limiares de detecção dos gostos básicos segundo sexo. Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia, v. 53, p. 297-303, 2007.
- ELMAN, I.; SOARES, N. S. ; SILVA, Maria Elisabeth Machado Pinto e . Análise da Sensibilidade do Gosto Umami em Crianças com Câncer. Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia, v. 56, p. 237-242, 2010
- GALDOLFO, Adriana S ; VIEIRA, Maria Aparecida ; ELMAN, I. . Oncologia. In: Ana Paula Alves da Silva; GA Corradi; Patricia Zamberlam. (Org.). Manual de dietas hospitalares em pediatria: Guia de Conduta Nutricional
- SILVA, Maria Elisabeth Machado Pinto e ; PATON, Ive ; TRIGO, Marlene ; ELMAN, I. . Perfis socioeconômico e nutricional de crianças e adolescentes com câncer. Revista Brasileira de Nutrição Clínica, São Paulo, v. 19, n.3, p. 123-127, 2004.
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