None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This 7 week cross sectional study aims to get a 'snap shot' of the hydration status of stroke patients admitted to Flinders Medical Centre and the determine any significant differences in the hydration status and fluid intake between those receiving thickened fluids compared with stroke patients on thin fluids. This project also seeks to determine whether there are any associations between hydration status and rehabilitation outcomes post acute stroke. This will provide data to ascertain whether dehydration is a common phenomenon among acute stroke patients admitted to flinders medical centre and whether urine specific gravity is used in clinical practice to determine if stroke patients are dehydrated, and therefore, require additional fluid subcutaneously or intravenously to ensure adequate hydration.
Interventions
This is a cross sectional study of acute stroke patients in which fluid intake will be recorded over a 24 hour period and hydration status will be assessed by measuring the urine specific gravity (USG) of a collected urine sample. Routine blood tests will also be accessed to determine biochemical indices of hydration. All tests will be performed over a 48 hour period for each patients.
Sponsors
Nutrition & Dietetics Department, Flinders Medical Centre
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients admitted to Flinders Medical Centre with clinical diagnosis of a stroke of all types (ischaemic/haemorrhagic). Patient or carer able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Patients who have had a transient ischaemic attack (TIA), are nil by mouth, or have chronic renal impairment.
Outcome results
None listed