Determine the taste intensity at supra-threshold 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 using a psychophysical method through a scoring system.
PECO * P Population: depressed Egyptian adults under anti-depressants therapy * E1 Exposure 1: Tricyclic antidepressants (Imipramine, Amitriptyline, Clomipramine HCL) * E2 Exposure 2: Selective Serotonin Re-uptake inhibitors antidepressants ( Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Sertraline, Citalopram, Paroxetine) * C control (non exposure) : non-pharmacological treatment ( psychotherapy) * O Outcome: Determine the taste intensity at supra-threshold among these patients using a psychophysical method through a scoring system
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
30
Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
Taste intensity at supra-threshold
\- C.M will assess the taste intensity at supra-threshold level on a 9 point vertical labeled scale (extremely strong, very strong, strong, slightly strong, neutral, slightly weak, weak , very weak, extremely weak) in which subjects indicate the intensity perceived when tasting a substance
Time frame: during a period of 3 months from February 2021 till April 2021]
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