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Clinical Trials/NCT00755768
NCT00755768CompletedNot Applicable

More Time Better Outcome - a Randomised Trial to Investigate the Effect of More Dietetic Time on Phosphate Levels in End Stage Renal Failure Patients

Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust2 sites in 1 country75 target enrollmentStarted: January 1, 2006Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
75
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
phosphate control

Study Overview

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

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts 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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

phosphate control

calcium phosphate product

Secondary Outcomes

  • number and type of phosphate binders prescribed
  • parathyroid hormone

Investigators

Sponsor
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (2)

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