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Crunch test: could hearing loss steal the joy of a crispy biscuit?

NCT ID NCT04923087

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study investigates whether older adults with age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) can still hear and enjoy the sound of a crunchy biscuit while eating. Researchers will compare a crunchy biscuit with a soft one in 100 seniors aged 65 and older, asking them if they hear the crunch and if it gives them pleasure. The goal is to see if offering crunchy foods could help improve appetite and nutrition in elderly people who often struggle with soft, bland diets.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Crunchy biscuit (Protibis) vs soft biscuit (Nutra Cake)
What this could lead to
If seniors with hearing loss can still hear and enjoy crunching, caregivers may offer more textured foods to boost eating pleasure and nutrition.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage observational study. Results may not apply to all seniors, and the biscuits themselves are not a treatment for hearing loss or malnutrition.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 100 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2021

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Subjects 65 years of age or older, hospitalized in geriatrics or living in a nursing home.

Ages

65 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: Subjects 65 years of age or older, hospitalized in geriatrics or EHPAD residents. Exclusion Criteria: risk of false route when eating cookies, allergy to an ingredient in cookies

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Anorexia anorexia nervosa Frailty Malnutrition nutritional deficiency disease presbycusis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anorexia Edentulism nos Frailty Malnutrition Presbycusis

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de NICE

    RECRUITING

    Nice, 06000, France

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