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

Northwell Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lipid Profile; Cardiovascular Outcome; Kalemia Control

Treatments: Other: Increasing total fiber intake in patient's diet

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00874380

08-036

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

70 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

First describe the diet of a cohort of dialysis patients with focus on fiber content.

Treatment:

Other: Increasing total fiber intake in patient's diet