Sensory Stimulation as a Driver of Diet-induced Thermogenesis

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Conditions studied: Diet-induced Thermogenesis, Sensory Function

In brief

This study aims to assess the influence of sensory stimulation on diet-induced energy expenditure by way of a clinical cross-over trial in 24 healthy participants either receiving a meal bolus with (orally) and without sensory stimulation (nasogastric-tube).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07409025

Run by

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

People needed

24

Starts

2026-07-27

Expected to finish

2028-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• healthy volunteers of any gender
• BMI between 18-25 kg/m2
• age between 18 and 40 years

You may not qualify if…

• concomitant medication except for prescription free analgetics (paracetamol, NSAIDs) and oral contraceptives
• clinically significant concomitant disease states (e.g. renal failure, hepatic dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus),
• allergy to local anaesthetic or any of the study meal ingredients
• known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse
• smoker / habitual tobacco use
• habitual excessive alcohol consumption
• inability to follow the procedures of the study
• participation in another study with investigational drug within the 30 days preceding and during the present study
• previous enrolment into the current study
• enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons
• uncontrolled hypo- or hyperthyroidism
• pregnancy or lactation

Where it is running

• University Hospital Basel, Department of Endocrinology — Basel, Switzerland (enrolling)

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