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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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Experimental design overview The proposed project is a prospective experimental 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 with well-established measuring techniques of Balance control before and 2 hours after mineral water consumption (1 liter) in the movement and Rehabilitation Laboratory at BGU. An automated algorithm will be used to extract standardized stabilogram-diffusion parameters from each of the COP data sets collected during quiet standing. These parameters include diffusion coefficients, critical displacement, critical time and scaling exponents for both lateral and anterior-posterior sway directions (Collins & De Luca, 1993). For each of the conditions (before and 1 hour after the use of Ritalin) in three task conditions single task; dual task (concentrating and identifying specific music); and just Listening to a relaxing music. Participants will be required to stand on the platform 10 times for 30 s. For each trial, they will be instructed to sway as little as possible.

Official Title
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The Effect of Fluids Consumption in the Elderly on Balance and Gait Function - A Single Blind Randomized Control Trial

Conditions
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Aging, Dehydration

Intervention / Treatment
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* Dietary Supplement: water consumption


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 65 Years
Maximum Age: 95 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: balance treatment<br> | Dietary Supplement: water consumption<br>* The effect of water consumption on postural stability of old adults (65 years old and over) will be measured using RCT study design<br>* Other names: balance in older adults;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Postural sway measures |  | Time 1: pre test' and hour later time 2: post testinng proceedure | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Ageing, Balance control, Falls, dehydration