Elderly nondialysis chronic kidney disease patients (stage3b-4)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: CKD patients who had been treated in Tokyo Medical College Hachioji Medical Center at least of 6 months before enrolment, and who had been optimized blood pressure and serum electrolyte, and who reserved life instruction including exercise. Patients who received explanation for purpose and contents of this study, and who agreed by free will. Patients who can go to hospital for two years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are instructed to rest. Patients with serious circulatory and respiratory disease. Patients who are treating musculoskeletal disease. Patients who have asymmetric lower limbs atrophy. Patients who require walking aids when moving due to motor failure. Patients whose body protein catabolism has been renewed by steroid therapy, burns, etc. Patients with chronic inflammatory disease. Diabetic patients with HbA1c 7.0 % or higher. Patients with proteinuria 3.5g/day or higher Patients with cardiac pacemaker
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To clarify the association between dietary protein intake and percent change in baseline muscle strength and skeletal muscle mass over two years, in elderly CKD patients. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To clarify the association between dietary protein intake and factors affecting muscle mass and muscle strength (serum amino acid concentration, acid-base balance, serum vitamin D concentration) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Tokyo Medical College Hachiouji medical Center Department of Nephrology and Blood Purification, Kidney Disease Center