Taste of Medicines in Children

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Some but not all children will refuse to take medicine because of its taste, which can lead to substantial worsening of disease, antibiotic resistance, increased health care costs, and even death. The investigators are systematically assessing individual variation in the taste of liquid clindamycin among genotyped pediatric patients prescribed clindamycin for standard of care treatment, to determine whether (1) genetic variation underlies differences in taste ratings of the antibiotic; (2) initial taste responses, genetics, or both predict likelihood of side effects and medication non-adherence.

Clinical Trial Description

Taste plays an integral role in whether a child accepts a medicine. Some children will like the taste of a given medicine and complete the full course of treatment, whereas others will strongly reject its taste, suffer taste-modulated side effects, or both. This study will systematically measure initial palatability and reactions to the first dose of an antibiotic (clindamycin, liquid formulation) by pediatric patients who are receiving clindamycin as part of their standard of care treatment. Saliva will be collected from all patients for GWAS. Taste response, tolerance of the medication, adherence and clinical outcomes will be assessed. Subjects will be followed to determine if they complete the prescribed medication regimen (adherence) and/or experience side effects (tolerability). Because medication-specific side effects have patient-specific variability, the investigators will determine whether the child's initial taste responses, genes, or both predict subsequent side effects and medication adherence. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Medication Adherence
Medication Reaction

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04220918
Study type	Observational
Source	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase
Start date	February 14, 2020
Completion date	February 1, 2023

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