SENSATION trial: can smelling and tasting your meal boost calorie burn?
NCT ID NCT07409025
First seen Feb 15, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 24 times
Summary
This study tests whether sensory stimulation—like tasting and smelling food—affects how much energy your body uses to digest a meal. Twenty-four healthy volunteers will eat the same meal in two ways: normally by mouth, and through a tube that bypasses the senses. Researchers will measure energy expenditure and skin temperature to see if sensory cues boost calorie burn.
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University Hospital Basel, Department of Endocrinology
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What this could mean
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What this could lead to
If successful, this could help us understand how sensory cues like taste and smell influence how many calories we burn after a meal.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study in healthy people, so results may not apply to the general population or lead to any direct treatment.
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