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Intervention to Reduce Dietary Sodium in Hemodialysis
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating SCT-based behavioral intervention and Attention Control for Renal Dialysis. Completed, enrolled 179 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to test, in a randomized clinical trial of 200 hemodialysis patients, a behavioral intervention to reduce dietary sodium intake. The investigators will assess the impact on weight gain between dialysis treatments, blood pressures, symptoms, and health-related quality of life. The primary study hypotheses are that participants will gain less weight in between dialysis treatments, and that dietary recalls will demonstrate reduced consumption of dietary sodium.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Intervention group continues to receive routine dialysis care. The intervention duration is 16 weeks. Intervention contacts are 2x/week for weeks 0-8, weekly for weeks 9-12, and every other week for weeks 13-16. Personal digital assistant dietary records are use to provide targeted counseling and engaged the participant in problem solving around dietary issues.
Attention control participants continue to receive routine dialysis care. Attention control participants view 5 computerized educational programs PowerPoint slides) that summarize the various elements of the HD diet. The 5 modules evenly over the 4-month study period.