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The Effect of Fluids Consumption on Balance and Gait Function in Old Adults

NCT01181180 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2024-04-19

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Summary

Experimental design overview The proposed project is a prospective experimental RCT study design. Independent old adults(age 65 years old and older) who do not suffer from balance problems willing to participate in the study will be tested before and after water consumption to explore whether there are differences in balance control as a result of dehydration.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

water consumption

The effect of water consumption on postural stability of old adults (65 years old and over) will be measured using RCT study design

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Soroka University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Melzer Itshak, PhD · Ben-gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

  • Bar-David Yair, MD · Soroka University Medical Centar

  • Snir Yorm, MD · Soroka University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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Diseases

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