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Can a few classes keep seniors hydrated?
NCT ID NCT07670767
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 4-session education program can help older adults (60+) drink more water and understand dehydration. Thirty residents from an independent living facility will attend classes on dehydration risks, signs, and benefits of water. Researchers will measure changes in knowledge and water intake before and after the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Hydration education program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple education programs improve hydration knowledge and water intake in older adults, potentially reducing dehydration risks.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (30 people) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. It only measures short-term changes in knowledge and water intake, not health outcomes.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Be a current resident at Cornwall Manor in the independent living unit Understand English Be literate to 5th grade level and up Ages 60+ years old Self report that they do not have a diagnosis of heart failure, dialysis, end stage renal failure and/or Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone secretion (SIADH) Have the ability to drink thin liquids Be their own legal guardian Exclusion Criteria: Individuals with a diagnosis of heart failure, dialysis, end-stage renal failure and/or Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone secretion (SIADH) will be excluded. This is due to increasing water intake with participants with these conditions could be potentially harmful or life threatening.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cornwall Manor
RECRUITINGCornwall, Pennsylvania, 17016, United States
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