The Effect of Audible Alarm on the Fluid Consumption of the Elderly

NCT04242745 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 17-7.1/36; 27.07.2017
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Research shows that older people need reminders to increase fluid consumption. The aim of the research was to investigate the effect of an audible alarm on the fluid consumption of old people living in a nursing home. The research was conducted as a single-blind, randomized controlled, prospective experimental study on the pre-test post-test model. The study was performed between 27 July 2017 and 1 February 2018 at a nursing home in the west of Turkey. Out of 979 in nursing home who conformed to the inclusion criteria of the study, 100 (intervention group (n: 50) and control group (n: 50) were voluntarily included in the sample. The intervention group was given education and a wristwatch which gave an audible alarm to remind them to drink liquid, the control group was given only education. The old people in both groups were monitored before the education, after the education, after the audible alarm and 15 days after the audible alarm every three days on total of 12 days. The amount of liquid that the elderly should drink daily was determined according to Gaspar formula.

Conditions

The Elderly

Keywords

Elderly; fluid consumption; fluid deficiency; nursing home; audible alarm

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Total amount of fluids taken by the elderly

  The elderly in the intervention and control groups; before the education (on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th days of the study), after the education (on the 6th, 7th and 8th days of the research), after the audible stimulus (on the 9th, 10th and 11th days of the research), and 15 days after the audible stimulus monitoring (26, On the 27th and 28th days), the total amount of fluid he consumed daily was measured and recorded by the nurse.

  Through study completion, about three years

• Fluid deficit of the elderly

  The elderly in the intervention and control groups; before the training (on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th days of the study), after the training (on the 6th, 7th and 8th days of the research), after the audible stimulus (on the 9th, 10th and 11th days of the research), and 15 days after the audible stimulus monitoring (26, On the 27th and 28th days), the 24-hour amount of urine and the urine concentration was measured and recorded by the nurse.

  Through study completion, about three years

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Procedure/Surgery:The intervention group was given education and a wristwatch which gave an audible alarm to remind them to drink liquid.

Behavioral: Intervention group; Behavioral: Control group

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group was given only education.

Interventions

Intervention group BEHAVIORAL

The elderly in this group were trained using the "For Your Health For Fluid" training booklet and a projection device, and after training, all individuals were given a training booklet. The training was carried out individually in a room reserved for training and took an average of 25-30 minutes. A Beyid wristwatch was used. This spoke the time in Turkish, every hour on the hour. In this way, the old people were reminded to drink a glass of liquid each hour. The watch had an alarm capability, and could be taken on to sleep mode at night in order not to wake the old people.

Intervention group

Control group BEHAVIORAL

The elderly in this group were trained using the "For Your Health For Fluid" training booklet and a projection device, and after training, all individuals were given a training booklet. The training was carried out individually in a room reserved for training and took an average of 25-30 minutes.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Stratified randomization scheme of the intervention and control group is shown below Variable intervention group Control group Total Age 65-74 Years 13 13 26 75-84 Years 29 28 57 85 Years and Over 8 9 17 Gender Women 31 30 61 Male 19 20 39 Education Status Primary School 17 18 35 High School and above 33 32 65 Total 50 50 100
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may not qualify if:

• Being visually or aurally impaired,
• Being bedridden,
• Not being able to take liquids orally, Having health problems such as fever,
• Vomiting, diarrhea or kidney disease causing fluid loss,
• Taking diuretic medication and using more than more than five doses per day,
• Having a diagnosis of a disease such as kidney failure or cardiac insufficiency requiring restriction of fluids, or having a diagnosis of neurological or psychiatric dysfunction, or dementia or Alzheimer's.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Izmir Katip Celebi University: lead

Study Sites (1)

İzmir Katip Çelebi University

Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Control Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Perihan ÇETİN, Assistant Professor, PhD

  Izmir Katip Celebi University

  STUDY CHAIR

• İsmet EŞER, Professor

  Ege University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor, PhD,

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 16, 2020
• First Posted: January 27, 2020
• Study Start: July 27, 2017
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2018
• Study Completion: December 20, 2019
• Last Updated: January 27, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)