Renal Failure
Conditions
Keywords
hemodialysis, phosphate, calcium phosphate product, dietician, dietetic advice
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether spending more time with a dietitian will improve dietary compliance in a group of hemodialysis patients, with particular respect to phosphate control.
Detailed description
* randomised prospective controlled trial * stable haemodialysis patients on thrice weekly haemodialysis (URR \> 66%) * either had standard dietetic review - 6 monthly or intensive review - monthly * all patients had to have a serum phosphate \> 1.8 mmol/l over the previous three months to be recruited * study period 6 months, and then patients followed for a further 3 months
Interventions
BEHAVIORALadditional review by dietician
Sponsors
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* stable chronic hemodialysis patients * serum phosphate \> 1.8 mmol/l sustained over 3 months prior to trial entry adequate dialysis treatment as assessed by urea reduction
Exclusion criteria
* pregnancy * unable to give consent * phosphate \< 1.8 mmol/l * inadequate dialysis * aged \< 18 or \> 80 * poor nutritional state * weight loss in proceeding three months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| phosphate control | — |
| calcium phosphate product | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| parathyroid hormone | — |
| number and type of phosphate binders prescribed | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed