Effect of an onomatopoeia encouraging fluid drinking in an older dementia patient unresponsive to prompts: an N-of-1 trial

Effect of an onomatopoeia encouraging fluid drinking in an older dementia patient unresponsive to prompts: an N-of-1 trial - Effect of an onomatopoeia encouraging fluid drinking in an older dementia patient unresponsive to prompts: an N-of-1 trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000053722

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-27

Start date

2024-02-28

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

Older dementia patients unresponsive to prompts to drink fluids

Interventions

Each time the subject put the cup to his/her lips, from that moment until he/she finished drinking the fluid, the person serving the cup says &quot

Gokkun, gokkun&quot

in accordance with the timing of swallowing the fluid.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

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