Current Clinical Trials

Eczema Remediation Trial

In Fall 2005 Wellness Enterprises initiated its largest US trial to date, measuring the efficacy of the Wellness Shower for remediation of mild to moderate Eczema. The trial was a double-blind, placebo controlled study testing 40 South Florida subjects. Test subjects spent 8 weeks with a placebo filter and another 8 weeks with an active Wellness Shower filter and the severity of their condition was monitored through numerous data points. The study concluded in Spring 2007.

Location: Miami Research Laboratories

Test Information: 40 Subject Double Blind Placebo Controlled Crossover Study

Results: Due to patient compliance problems the final subject count was only 24. Patients showed marked improvement using the Wellness Shower, but due to the low subject count the statistician declared the findings inconclusive. We will be re-running the test in Gainesville, Florida in 2008 using a different contract research facility that can better control the subjects.

Sports Performance

In August 2006 Wellness Enterprises initiated a double-blind, placebo controlled, cross over clinical sports trial at Baylor University. The first part of the trial took 30 test subjects and exercised them to exhaustion while drinking a controlled amount (16 oz) of Wellness or Filtered water. After an appropriate hiatus, all subjects repeated the study with the other type of water. Each subject was measured for time to exhaustion, VO2 Max, serum lactate, heart rate, and blood pressure. The study was completed in January 2007.

Location: Baylor University, Center for Exercise, Nutrition, & Preventative Health Research (CENPHR)

Test Information: 30 Subject Double Blind Placebo Controlled Crossover Study

Results: Although we were optimistic, replacing 16 oz (less than 1%) of a subject's water content was not enough to show a significant difference in hydration. Wellness will be repeating the study on a more basic level to measure the difference in hydration over a 2 week period drinking a controlled amount of each type of water. Once the hydration parameters have been set we will go back and do another sports performance and cellular detoxification study.

Cellular Detoxification

The second part of the Baylor University clinical sports trials took the 30 test subjects that had been exercised to exhaustion and monitored the rate lactic acid was excreted out of their cells through serum lactate testing as they drank a controlled amount of Wellness water or Filtered water. The downward trends were plotted, showing the rate of excretion of the contaminant (lactic acid) from the cells with each participant. This part of the study was also double-blind, placebo controlled and cross over, i.e., all subjects were tested with both Wellness water and filtered water.

Location: Baylor University, Center for Exercise, Nutrition, & Preventative Health Research (CENPHR)

Test Information: 30 Subject Double Blind Placebo Controlled Crossover Study

Results: Same as part 1 of Baylor Study.

Bone Density

In Spring 2006, Wellness Enterprises accepted 30 test subjects who had been routinely consuming demineralized (reverse osmosis or distilled) water and glyconutrients for more than 1 year and who had been monitoring their Bone Density levels annually. Test subjects were switched to Wellness water. We monitered their diet and exercise habits and measured their Bone Density levels annually to see if there was any statistically significant change attributable to the switch from demineralized water to Wellness water.

Test Information: 30 Subject Pre-clinical, Open Study

Status: The study was completed in May 2007 and the majority of the data has been compiled. We are currently waiting for our statistician to finalize the data compilation and report back his findings for all patients, but initial results appear very positive! A full report is expected by the end of the year.