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Appetite Regulation by Human Chemosignals From Tears and Plasma

NCT01389869 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2013-12-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Obesity is closely related to metabolic diseases and its prevalence is sharply increasing. However, there is no safe and effective treatment for obesity so far, the investigators need a breakthrough idea to curtail the constant threat of obesity. It has been recently demonstrated that emotional tears of women can modify sexual responses, one of basic instincts, in men. As appetite and food intake is another basic instinct, chemosignals from tears and plasma may modify appetite and eating behavior in humans.

Conditions

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

Sniffing emotional tears

A band-aid soaked 100μl of emotional tears will be applied just below nostrils.

BIOLOGICAL

Sniffing trickled saline

A band-aid soaked 100μl of trickled saline will be applied just below nostrils.

BIOLOGICAL

Sniffing fasting plasma

A band-aid soaked 100μl of own fasting plasma will be applied just below nostrils.

BIOLOGICAL

Sniffing postprandial plasma

A band-aid soaked 100μl of own postprandial plasma will be applied just below nostrils.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Young Min Cho, MD, PHD · Seoul National University College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-06-30
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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Diseases

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