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Recording Facial Expressions to Assess Taste in Children and Teenagers

NCT02923908 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2018-04-10

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Summary

The study is designed to see if, after tasting specific things, whether a child's facial pattern and voice pattern can determine the difference in something that has a sweet taste, no taste, and a bitter taste. The investigators will do this by comparing video recordings of a child's facial expression and voice to the child's response to follow-up questions after tasting three (3) different substances.

Conditions

  • Facial Expression

Interventions

OTHER

Noldus Facereader 7

A video recording of a subject's facial expressions while tasting a sweet, bitter, and neutral flavored liquid will be analyzed using Noldus Facereader 7 software.

OTHER

Voice Recording

A voice recording will be made for the duration of the tasting period.

OTHER

5-Point Facial Hedonic Scale

A 5-point facial hedonic scale will be given to the participant to complete prior to the administration of any test substances and about 5, 10, and 30 minutes after the administration of each test substance.

OTHER

Follow-Up Questionnaire

Participants will be asked a few questions about each test agent after tastings.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gregory L Kearns, PharmD, PhD · Arkansas Children's Research Institute

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-31
Primary Completion
2017-06-01
Completion
2017-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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