Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Conditions
Brief summary
A randomized control trial to test the effect of a mobile app-based educational program for Chronic Kidney Disease patients.
Interventions
OTHEREducation
An 8-week program providing educational materials via a mobile app for chronic kidney disease management. Materials consist of videos, card news, and live online seminars with a Q&A session. Topics are on general disease information, nutrition, and exercise.
Sponsors
Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
KangWon National University Hospital
Korea University Guro Hospital
Korea University Ansan Hospital
Seoul National University
Ministry of Health & Welfare, Korea
Inje University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosed with CKD Stage 1\ 5 * Have been receiving CKD treatment for more than 6 months * Owns an android mobile phone
Exclusion criteria
* Diagnosed with cancer within 5 years of recruitment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albumin | 56 days | Serum albumin levels obtained from routine blood test. |
| Quality of Life (SF-36v2) | 48 days | 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, version 2. Scores range from 0 to 100, higher value corresponding to better outcome (better quality of life) |
| MIS | 55 days | 10-item nutritional status measured with Malnutrition Inflammation Score. Scores range from 0 to 30, higher value corresponding to worse outcome (higher risk of malnutrition) |
| Potassium | 56 days | Serum potassium levels obtained from routine blood test. |
| Phosphate | 56 days | Serum phosphate levels obtained from routine blood test. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depression | 55 days | 21-item depression score measured with Korean-Beck Depression Inventory. Scores range from 0 to 63, higher value corresponding to worse outcome (severe depression). |
| Insomnia | 48 days | 7-item insomnia score measured with Insomnia Severity Index in Korean. Scores range from 0 to 28, higher value corresponding to worse outcome (severe insomnia) |
| Sodium intake behavior | 0 days | 15-item sodium intake behavior score. Scores range from 0 to 15, higher values corresponding to worse outcome (higher tendency to prefer salty food). |
| Sodium intake attitude | 0 days | 17-item sodium intake attitude score. Scores range from 0 to 17, higher values correspond ing to better outcome (more willing to reduce sodium intake). |
| Creatinine | 56 days | Creatinine levels obtained from routine blood test. |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed