Using Urine Color as a Marker of Hydration Status

San Diego State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dehydration

Treatments: Other: dehydration and rehydration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05174793

0146

ENS1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to determine if rapid changes in hydration status could be determined by urine color expressed in CIE color space

Full description

The study will examine if urine color expressed in CIE color space can reflect hydration status. Hydration staus will be rapidly altered via exercise in the heat.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-35 years of age,
• no previous heat intolerance

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant women,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

dehydration to rehydration

Experimental group

Description:

subjects were rehydrated following 2% dehydration

Treatment:

Other: dehydration and rehydration

euhydration to dehydration

Experimental group

Description:

subjects were dehydrated by 2% with exercise in the heat

Treatment:

Other: dehydration and rehydration