Influence of Medication Taste on Pediatric Prescribers' Prescribing Habits
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01734759 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: November 28, 2012
Last Update Posted
: October 21, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Healthy | Drug: Taste Test | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Health Services Research |
Official Title: | Influence of Medication Palatability on Prescribing Habits of Pediatric Prescribers |
Study Start Date : | November 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Taste Test |
Drug: Taste Test
Before the taste test each participant will fill out an informed consent form and an enrollment survey. Each participant will receive 0.5 mL of each study medication in the taste test. During the taste test each medication in a class will be labeled with a color name so as to prevent any bias from preconceived taste perception. They will record their perception of the medications taste on a visual analog scale (VAS). An anaphlyaxis kit will be on hand in case of emergencies. Between samples participants will cleanse their palate with a saltine cracker and 30 mL of water. 5 different classes of medications will be tested. Medications to be sampled and the corresponding dose of the test dose are:
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- Taste scores on the visual analog scale [ Time Frame: Change from baseline in taste scores at 3 months ]Medication taste scores on the visual analog scale before and after a medication tasting will be measured.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- subjects possess prescriptive authority (e.g. MD, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, medication therapy management pharmacists)
- subjects have prescribed at least one of the study medications from one of the medication classes to pediatric patients at an outpatient clinic in the three months preceding the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- subjects do not prescribe any of the tested medications
- subject has an allergy to all of the study medications
- subject is pregnant or breastfeeding
- subject has a medical condition that prevents them from being involved in the taste test
Participants are advised to be within or accessible to the Rochester, MN area during study recruitment and accessible afterwards via mail, email or fax.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01734759
United States, Minnesota | |
Mayo Clinic in Rochester | |
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905 |
Principal Investigator: | Bernard Lee, PharmD, RPh | Mayo Clinic | |
Principal Investigator: | Ole J Olson, Pharm.D., BCPS | Mayo Clinic | |
Study Director: | Michelle J LoTurco, Pharm.D. | Mayo Clinic |
Responsible Party: | Bernard Lee, Principle Investigator, Mayo Clinic |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01734759 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
12-005823 |
First Posted: | November 28, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 21, 2013 |
Last Verified: | October 2013 |
Keywords provided by Bernard Lee, Mayo Clinic:
medication palatability medication taste |