Effects of protein supplementation in nutritional status of hemodialysis patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic Renal Failure, dialysis.C12.777.419.780.750
- Registration Number
- RBR-8r4jpg
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculdade de Nutrição da Universidade Federal de Goiás
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria adopted for participation in the study were: patients of both sexes, aged between 20 and 79 years, for at least three months on hemodialysis treatment, performing three sessions per week.
Exclusion Criteria
The exclusion criteria were: bedridden patients; Amputees; Patients with decompensated diabetes; Pregnant women; Who are consuming nutritional supplements containing protein; Food intolerance or allergy to egg white protein; Liver disease, intestinal malabsorption, cancer and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method