Gustatory Dysfunction Among a Sample of Depressed Egyptian Adults Under Anti-depressants Therapy A Retrospective Cohort Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Gustatory thresholds
研究概览
简要总结
- Assess gustatory thresholds among a sample of depressed Egyptian adults (age from 20 to 50 years old) under anti-depressants therapy ( for at least 3 months) using filter paper disc(FPD) method through a scoring system. - Determine the taste intensity at supra-threshold among these patients using a psychophysical method through a scoring system. - Identify possible modulators for developing gustatory dysfunction among these patients using a questionnaire ( appendix) with a binary measuring unit (yes/no).
详细描述
PECO
- P Population: depressed Egyptian adults under anti-depressants therapy
- E1 Exposure 1: commonly prescribed tricyclic antidepressants (Imipramine, Amitriptyline, Clomipramine HCL)
- E2 Exposure 2: commonly prescribed Selective Serotonin Re-uptake inhibitors antidepressants ( Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Sertraline, Citalopram, Paroxetine)
- C control (non exposure) : non-pharmacological treatment ( psychotherapy)
- O Outcome:
Primary 1ry : Assess gustatory thresholds among a sample of depressed Egyptian adults (age from 20 to 50 years old) under anti-depressants therapy ( for at least 3 months) using filter paper disc(FPD) method through a scoring system.
Secondary 2ry: - Determine the taste intensity at supra-threshold among these patients using a psychophysical method through a scoring system. - Identify gustatory dysfunction modulators among these patients using a questionnaire ( appendix) with a binary measuring unit (yes/no).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Retrospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 50 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Depressed Egyptian adults under antidepressants therapy for at least 3 months/non-pharmacological treatment( psychotherapy)
- •Age from 20 to 50 years old
排除标准
- •Antipsychotics
- •Hypnotics
- •Anticonvulsants
- •Ages other than the mentioned
- •Olfactory dysfunction
- •Chemosensory dysfunction
结局指标
主要结局
Gustatory thresholds
时间窗: during anticipated period of 7 months from February 2020 till August 2020
- C.M will assess the gustatory thresholds using filter paper disc method in which five concentrations of the substances will be used to test the four tastes: sweet, salty, sour and bitter and the concentrations of each taste shall be scored from disc number 1 (lowest) to number 5 (highest). - If the subject cannot detect the taste at the highest concentration, a score of 6 will be given. - The mean of three measurements for each test will be calculated.
次要结局
- Taste intensity at supra-threshold(during anticipated period of 7months from February 2020 till August 2020)
- Gustatory dysfunction modulators(during anticipated period of 7months from February 2020 till August 2020)
研究者
Christine Raouf George Mikhail
Principal Investigator
Cairo University