Hydration Intervention in Children
Dehydration in Children
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Dehydration in Children
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- males and females
- aged 7-12 years old
Guardians must also meet the criteria which is that
- 1) they shop at Whole Foods, Costco, or Trader Joe's
- 2) they use organic ingredients &
- 3) they check the nutritional content on foods for their children.
Exclusion Criteria:
- prior diagnosis of cognitive or learning disabilities
- history of chronic kidney disease,
- diabetes
- sleep disorders
- use of medications that may alter water balance (e.g. diuretics, laxatives, antacids, anti-histamines, NSAIDs, blood pressure medication)
- mood and anxiety medications (e.g. antidepressants, anxiolytics, beta-blockers, ADHD medications).
- Other medications that can cause urine color changes include isoniazid, sulfasalazine, metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, amitriptyline, cimetidine, indomethacin, zaleplon, methocarbamol, metoclopramide, warfarin, rifampin, and phenazopyridine
- Participants who do not like the Creative Roots beverage
Sites / Locations
- University of Connecticut
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Control
Creative Roots
No intervention provided
The intervention group will receive Creative Roots beverages and be instructed to have at least one drink (251mL) available at each meal (i.e. breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and drink as much as they would like throughout the day (i.e. ad libitum) of either Creative Roots or any other beverage they would normally consume. Subjects will be asked the keep their empty Creative Roots bottles to return them to the lab. Subjects will be instructed to refrigerate the beverages for better taste, and to refrigerate the beverages after opening.