Fiber Intake in an End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Population Followed Over 2 Years

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiovascular Outcome; Kalemia Control; Lipid Profile
• Interventions: Other: Increasing total fiber intake in patient's diet

• Registration Number: NCT00874380
• Lead Sponsor: Northwell Health

Brief Summary

Our research involves the detailed description of the content of the diet of x dialysis patients.

For our purpose we used a newly developed "food frequency questionnaire". This is the first validated questionnaire specific for dialysis patients and we were the first to use it.

Our special focus was the fiber content in the diet of our patient. Our thesis that they are way below the recommended guidelines for fiber intake was verified. Our follow will evaluate the effect of such at diet, mosTLy cardiovascular.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-10
• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-04-01
• Study First Posted: 2009-04-02
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study Completion: 2011-06
• Status Verified: 2013-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-05-14
• Last Update Posted: 2013-05-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis
• Patients who are able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women.
• Cognitively impaired patients
• PEG feeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Increasing total fiber intake in patient's diet	First describe the diet of a cohort of dialysis patients with focus on fiber content.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
cardiovascular event	2 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Staten Island University Hospital; 🇺🇸 Staten Island, New York, United States