Effect of serving small amount of water in the bottom of a cup on drinking speed: an N-of-1 trial in an elderly dementia woman refusing to drink water

Effect of serving small amount of water in the bottom of a cup on drinking speed: an N-of-1 trial in an elderly dementia woman refusing to drink water - Effect of serving small amount of water in the bottom of a cup on drinking speed: an N-of-1 trial in an elderly dementia woman refusing to drink water

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000051669

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-20

Start date

2023-07-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

An elderly dementia woman refusing to drink water

Interventions

Serving water in one third of a cup three times, saying &quot

Only a little remains. Let&#39

s finish drinking.&quot

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Dementia Patients regularly visiting Mima Municipal Koyadaira Clinic 2) Patients refusing to drink water and having history of visiting emergency room due to dehydration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients decided not to be participated in this study by the lead principal investigator 2) Patients not having legally authorized representative

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time to finish drinking a cup of water	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShinji Fujiwara

National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center Division of Preventive Medicine, Clinical Research Institute

syfujiwara@jichi.ac.jp+81-75-641-9161

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026