Clinical trials: Water
Hyponatremia
A Trial of Tolvaptan in Children and Adolescent Subjects With Euvolemic and Hypervolemic Hyponatremia
The purpose of this trial is to demonstrate that tolvaptan effectively and safely increases and maintains serum sodium concentrations in children and adolescent subjects with euvolemic or hypervolemic hyponatremia.
- Trial name
- NCT02442674
- Testing
- Tolvaptan
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Dehydration (Physiology), Thirst; Due to Deprivation of Water
Patient Controlled Fluid Administration
The purpose of the study is to determine whether participants who are dictating their own administration of IV fluid boluses in response to thirst, receive better protection from hypovolaemia and volume overload than those who…
- Conditions
- Dehydration (Physiology), Thirst; Due to Deprivation of Water, Plasma Osmolality Increased, Hypovolemia
- Trial name
- NCT03176043
- Testing
- IV Fluid Administration
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Water-Related Diseases
A Study of Acequias Contamination & Association of Infectious Diseases in Peru
A major water supply utilized in the Lambayeque region are acequias. Acequias are irrigation canals that are utilized by the agriculture industry for the cultivation of consumables.
- Trial name
- NCT03074760
- Testing
- Adenovirus, Rotavirus, H. pylori
- Where
- 5 sites in Peru
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BioRed LLC
Extravascular Lung Water
Lung Ultrasonography and Extravascular Lung Water
Aim. To investigate whether lung ultrasound can be used to detect extravascular lung water (EVLW) overload in the intensive care unit early after surgery. Methods.
- Trial name
- NCT03085862
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- General Hospital Sveti Duh
Hyponatremia
Variation in Natremia Using Two Different Maintenance Intravenous Fluids in Postsurgical Hospitalized Children
The primary objective of this study is to compare the blood sodium level after 12 hours following the initiation of therapy with either 0.3% NaCl/dextrose 5% or 0.45% NaCl/dextrose 5%, in postsurgical hospitalized children…
- Trial name
- surgical-Na (NCT01251770)
- Testing
- 0.45% NaCl/dextrose 5%, 0.3% NaCl/dextrose 5%
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde
Waterpipe Smoking, Oxidative Stress
Carbon Monoxide and Oxidative Stress in Waterpipe Smokers
Waterpipe is a tool for smoking tobacco, which is thought to be less harmful than cigarette. Unfortunately, there aren't adequate studies about its harms to health that are threatening the young generation all over the world…
- Trial name
- NCT02937415
- Testing
- Breath carbon monoxide, Pulmonary function tests., Oxidative stress and antioxidant status.
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
Comparison of Gastric Emptying Rate of Water When Chewing Gum or Not
Chewing Gum and Gastric Emptying of Water
The aims of this prospective cross over study was to compare the gastric emptying of 250 ml water in fasting volunteers, in two situations : without chewing gum or while chewing gum during 45 min
- Trial name
- NCT02673307
- Testing
- 1 chewing gum over 45 minutes
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lionel Bouvet
Total Urinary Arsenic, Total Arsenic in Water
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Water Filter Technology as an Arsenic Mitigation Strategy in West Bengal
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of a point-of-use water filtration technology can reduce the Arsenic content in drinking water and reduce the Arsenic body burden.
- Conditions
- Total Urinary Arsenic, Total Arsenic in Water, Diarrhoeal Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02372851
- Testing
- Pureit As+ Filter
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 362 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Effect of Endoscope Water Pump Flow Rates
The Effect of Endoscope Water Pump Flow Rates on Successful Unsedated Colonoscopy by Water Immersion Method: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare the cecal intubation rate between two endoscopy water pump with different flow rates (1.7 ml/sec vs 10.4 ml/sec) in water immersion colonoscopy examination in unsedated patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT01869296
- Testing
- higher flow rates, lower flow rates
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Gadjah Mada University
Post-exercise Cold Water Immersion
Cold Water Immersion and Recovery
Cold-water immersion (CWI) is a frequently applied strategy to accelerate post-exercise recovery in both recreational as well as professional athletes.
- Trial name
- CWI (NCT02596542)
- Testing
- Water immersion
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Patients on Hemodialysis for More Than 3 Months
Extravascular Lung Water Monitoring by Combined Ultrasound and Bioimpedance as a Guide for Treatment in Hemodialysis Patients
Patients will be selected from the Dialisys Centers in Iasi, Romania. Patients will be randomized 1:1 to have a dry-weight assessment based on clinical (control) or lung US and bioimpedance (active) guided protocol.
- Trial name
- BUST (NCT01815762)
- Testing
- Active arm
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Waterpipe Smoking
The Role of Contingency Management in Waterpipe Smoking Cessation
Tobacco use kills more than 500,000 people in the United States each year. Although the use of cigarettes has declined, the use of other tobacco products has remained steady.
- Trial name
- NCT02159092
- Testing
- Contingency Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
Rewarming by Shivering Heat Production Only, Rewarming by Arm and Leg Immersion in Warm Water
Hypothermia Rewarming With Distal Limb Warming
The study will compare the rewarming effectiveness of heat donation through the distal arms and legs during rewarming of mildly hypothermic subjects.
- Conditions
- Rewarming by Shivering Heat Production Only, Rewarming by Arm and Leg Immersion in Warm Water, Rewarming by Arm and Leg Exposure to Fluidotherapy
- Trial name
- NCT01827449
- Testing
- Fluidotherapy warming device
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Metabolic Diseases
Metabolic Disorders in Ultramarathon Runners During and After the Reunion Island Madmen's Diagonal
Acute consequences of ultramarathon running are still unknown as very little research has been done on the matter. The investigators will assess the consequences on the metabolism of runners in the ultramarathon Madmen's Diagonal…
- Trial name
- METARUN (NCT02275429)
- Testing
- Blood test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Develop a New Group Version of the Becker-DeGroot-Marsckek (BDM) Auction to Measure Willingness to Pay of Compound Members for Shared Hardware., Develop a New Survey Instrument to Measure Behavioural Determinants of Hand Washing and Water Treatment Like Disgust and Shame or Social Pressure.
Disgust and Shame Based Safe Water and Handwashing Promotion
An estimated 2.2 million children under the age of 5 years die from diarrheal disease each year. Most of the burden of diarrheal disease is thought to be preventable with improvements in sanitation, water quality, and hygiene.
- Conditions
- Develop a New Group Version of the Becker-DeGroot-Marsckek (BDM) Auction to Measure Willingness to Pay of Compound Members for Shared Hardware., Develop a New Survey Instrument to Measure Behavioural Determinants of Hand Washing and Water Treatment Like Disgust and Shame or Social Pressure., Identify New Methods for Measuring Hand Washing and Water Treatment Behaviour., Compare the Effectiveness of the Disgust and Shame Based Interventions With Standard Public Health Interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT02037243
- Testing
- Standard Public Health Intervention with Water Treatment, Standard Public Health Intervention with Water Treatment & Hand Washing
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Water Consumption, Schools
Intervention to Promote Water Consumption in School Lunchrooms
This study, randomized, delivered, and analyzed at the school level, evaluated the effect of simple, structural changes to school lunch rooms to make drinking water easier for students during lunch time.
- Trial name
- NCT02280707
- Testing
- Grab a Cup, Fill it Up
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Household Water Treatment, Waterborne Illness
Healthy Networks Water Treatment Study
This study is a non-randomized double cohort study evaluating the impact of social network-based water treatment education on sustained household water treatment behaviors over 12 months of follow up.
- Trial name
- HNWT (NCT01907945)
- Testing
- Microclinic Water Program, Household education
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hypotension During Dialysis
Optimizing Fluid Status
Title of study: Optimizing Fluid Status Study code: HD-IIT-01-E Study design: Prospective open design in study centre at two locations Applied medical device: Body Composition Monitor (BCM) for determination of fluid overload and…
- Trial name
- NCT01492634
- Testing
- Prescription of post-dialytic weight based on BCM device
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Francisco Maduell
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
Evaluation of One-day Polyethylene Glycol Powder Solution for Colonoscopy in Children
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of current standard of care Polyethylene Gylcol powder (PEG-P)colonoscopy preparation on a patient's serum electrolytes, tolerance of the prep, and how well the bowel is…
- Trial name
- NCT01626040
- Testing
- polyethylene glycol powder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Overhydration
Effect of Intermittent Hemodialysis on Sleep Apnea Syndrome in End Stage Renal Disease Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of decreasing fluid overload by hemodialysis on the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, in patients with end stage chronic kidney disease on intermittent hemodialysis.
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Overhydration, End Stage Renal Disease
- Trial name
- SASinHD (NCT01860209)
- Testing
- Hemodialysis
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois