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nderstanding the hydration potential of commonly consumed drinks

Completed
Conditions
Hydration status monitoring
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN13014105
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Stirling (UK)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy male volunteers
2. Aged 18-35
3. BMI 18-27 kg/m2
4. No known cardiovascular, renal or metabolic disease
5. Moderately active
6. Moderate alcohol use

Exclusion Criteria

1. Overweight or obese (BMI >27 kg/m2)
2. Competitive athletes during competition season
3. Current or former cardiovascular, renal or metabolic disease
4. Habitual consumption of alcohol (>21 units/week) or regular (>1/week) high (10 units) intake
5. History of psychiatric illness
6. Actively seeking to gain or lose weight
7. Currently taking prescribed medication

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Net fluid balance over each hour for 4 hours (fluid ingested minus cumulative urine output)<br>2. Hydration Index at each hour over 4 hours (net fluid balance comparison to water as a control)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Urine and serum osmolality at baseline and at each hour following fluid ingestion for 4 hours (freezing point depression method within 48 hours of sample collection)<br>2. Sodium and potassium net balance assessed immediately post-drinking and each hour following fluid ingestion for 4 hours (flame photometry method within 5 days of sample collection)<br>
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