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Water as medicine? small study tests hydration for muscle health in seniors

NCT ID NCT06497426

Symptom relief Sponsor: Consorci Sanitari del Maresme Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether drinking a set amount of water each day (30-35 ml per kg of body weight) for one week could improve how older adults in nursing homes build muscle protein. Seventeen people aged 65 and older took part. The goal was to see if better hydration could help with muscle loss and strength.

What this could mean

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Active substance
water
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to help older adults maintain muscle mass and strength.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early trial with only 17 participants. Results may not apply to all older adults, and drinking more water may not be enough to prevent muscle loss.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

17 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2023

Finished

Jun 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

65 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * subjects ≥65 years, * institutionalized in a nursing home or in a convalescence unit in a socio sanitary center, * who give their informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * acute infectious disease, * exacerbation of a chronic inflammatory disease * less than 3 weeks from surgery, * hepatic cirrhosis, * chronic renal failure (with glomerular filtrate \<40), * decompensate heart failure with edema in lower-limbs or acute pulmonary edema, * active neoplasia, * in palliative care or life expectancy less than 6 months, * advanced dementia (GDS\>5), * dysphagia, * carrier of bilateral hip or knee prostheses, heart pacemaker * serum therapy, * Users of parenteral nutrition or nasogastric tube nutrition, and * users of diapers (if they are not regular urinary tract carriers).

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Conditions

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muscular atrophy

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Muscle loss

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Consorci Sanitari del Maresme

    Mataró, Barcelona, 08304, Spain

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