Water Intervention for Thinking in Kids (WITiKids ) Study

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Status

Completed

Conditions

Low Fluid Intake, Chronic

Treatments

Behavioral: Water Intake

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

NCT02816450

14701

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the influence of changes in water intake on changes in cognitive function among preadolescent children. Further, the proposed work will determine the relationship between urinary markers of hydration process and cognitive function. We hypothesize that an increase in water intake will result in greater cognitive performance. In addition, improvements in hydration demonstrated by lower urine concentration will be correlated with greater cognitive performance.

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

All

Ages

9 to 10 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Parental/guardian consent
Normal or corrected-to-normal vision based on the minimal 20/20 standard in order to complete the cognitive task (below 20/20 vision).

Exclusion criteria

Participants younger than 9 years and older than 10 years at the time of testing age.
Prior diagnosis of cognitive or physical disability, including ADHD (severe asthma, epilepsy, chronic kidney disease, and dependence upon a wheelchair/walking aid).
Use of anti-psychotic, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety medication, as well as those medications used for ADD/ADHD (use of any anti-psychotic, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety, and ADD/ADHD medications).
Participants must have not yet reached, or be in the earliest stages, of puberty, as measured by a modified test of the Tanner Staging System
IQ below 85
Use of medications that alter urinary excretion and water metabolism
Use of internal electronic device, such as a pacemaker