The Effect of Fluids Consumption on Balance and Gait Function in Old Adults
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01181180 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 13, 2010
Last Update Posted : June 19, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Aging Dehydration | Dietary Supplement: water consumption | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 44 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | The Effect of Fluids Consumption in the Elderly on Balance and Gait Function - A Single Blind Randomized Control Trial |
Study Start Date : | July 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2011 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: balance treatment |
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
Other Name: balance in older adults |
- Postural sway measures [ Time Frame: Time 1: pre test' and hour later time 2: post testinng proceedure ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years to 95 Years (Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- age 65 years old and older
- independent elderly adults
- do not suffer from balance problems
- mini-mental score 24 and above
Exclusion Criteria:
- old adults who suffer from neurological disease or stroke
- old adults who suffer from psychiatric state
- old adults who suffer from orthopedic condition (1/2 a year after a fracture in the lower limb)
- old adults who suffer from heart conditions
- old adults who suffer from blindness

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01181180
Israel | |
SorokaUMC | |
Beer-Sheva, Israel |
Principal Investigator: | Melzer Itshak, PhD | Ben-gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel | |
Study Director: | Bar-David Yair, MD | Soroka University Medical Centar | |
Study Chair: | Snir Yorm, MD | Soroka University Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | Soroka University Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01181180 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SOR496510CTIL SORMBS4965 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: Goldman fundation ) |
First Posted: | August 13, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 19, 2012 |
Last Verified: | July 2010 |
Ageing Balance control Falls dehydration |
Dehydration Water-Electrolyte Imbalance Metabolic Diseases Pathologic Processes |