Status:
COMPLETED
Impact of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) - Based Dietary Adherence Intervention on Interdialytic Weight Gain and Blood Pressure in Hemodialysis Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
Paul Teschan Research Fund
Conditions:
End-Stage Renal Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
With this study the investigators will test, in a randomised clinical trial (RCT), the efficacy of a behavioral dietary adherence enhancement intervention paired with PDA-based dietary self-monitoring...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Those individuals who are 21 years of age or older
- Literate
- Community-dwelling adults
- Receiving maintenance HD for at least 3 months
Exclusion
- Individuals who cannot read or write
- Those who do not speak English
- Those who plan to move out of the area or change dialysis centers within the next 6 months
- Those with a terminal illness and life expectancy of less than 12 months
- Those who are scheduled for a living donor transplant
- Individuals who cannot see the PDA screen or use the stylus to make selections from the PDA screen.
- Those individuals with a score ≤ 26 on the Mini Mental Status Exam.
- Also excluded will be individuals who are living in a nursing home or personal care facility, who would have limited control over their dietary intake.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
22 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00447408
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
January 1 2009
Last Update
June 28 2010
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213