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SENSILINS: Impact of Cephalic Phase Insulin Release Induced by an Environmental Food Odor Stimulus on Glucose Homeostasis According to Insulin Sensitivity Level
Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon
Summary
This single-center, randomized, single-blind, 2-period crossover interventional study will evaluate whether exposure to a pleasant food odor 10 minutes before a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) modifies glucose homeostasis in adults with different metabolic phenotypes. Participants will undergo two experimental conditions in random order: food odor stimulation and control condition without odor, separated by a 4-week washout. The main objective is to quantify the within-subject effect of food odor stimulation on the incremental area under the glucose curve (iAUC) from 0 to 120 minutes during OGTT and to assess whether this effect differs according to metabolic status. Two predefined groups will be enrolled: adults without overweight and without insulin resistance, and adults with class I obesity and low-to-moderate insulin resistance. Secondary objectives include characterization of cephalic phase insulin release (CPIR), C-peptide and GLP-1 responses, glycemic kinetics, associations between CPIR and metabolic responses, and participant acceptability of the test environment and olfactory stimulation. A plasma biobank will be constituted from part of the collected samples for future research.
Official title: Impact of Cephalic Phase Insulin Release Induced by an Environmental Food Odor Stimulus on Glucose Homeostasis According to Insulin Sensitivity Level
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2026-06
Completion Date
2027-07
Last Updated
2026-06-10
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Pleasant Food Odor Stimulation
Exposure to an experimentally selected appetitive food odor (madeleine odor) delivered using a programmable ScentRealm collar in a standardized test room beginning at T-10 minutes before OGTT.
Control Environmental Condition
Standardized testing environment identical to the experimental visit but without diffusion of the appetitive food odor.
Locations (1)
Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhône-Alpes, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, France