Clinical Trial: Single-centre Descriptive Study of Taste in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Through the Analysis of Taste Evoked Potentials

U.S., Aug. 8 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07110207) titled 'Single-centre Descriptive Study of Taste in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Through the Analysis of Taste Evoked Potentials' on July 31.

Brief Summary: The FRONTAL-PEG study focuses on taste perception in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). This neurodegenerative disease, characterised by progressive loss of nerve cells, is the second leading cause of dementia after Alzheimer's disease.

Patients with FTLD often experience olfactory disorders (= sense of smell) and eating disorders: increased appetite, increased food intake and excessive consumption of sugary foods and snacking. This often leads to excessive weight gain. Thes...