# The Obese Taste Bud Study

> **NCT04633109** · — · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **University of Leipzig** · enrollment: 210 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** taste bud biopsy
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** oral glucose tolerance test
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Taste sensitivity
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** olfactory function
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** taste bud density
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** anthropometry
- **OTHER:** biospecimen collection
- **OTHER:** questionnaires

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04633109
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Leipzig
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2020-11-09
- **Primary completion:** 2022-07-15
- **Final completion:** 2022-07-30
- **Target enrollment:** 210 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2021-01-14

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04633109

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04633109, "The Obese Taste Bud Study". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04633109. Licensed CC0.

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