Nutrition Counseling to Lower Serum Phosphorus Levels

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hemodialysis; Nutrition

Treatments: Behavioral: Behavior

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT00296439

0034

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hemodialysis patients who receive frequent weekly nutrition counseling using motivational interviewing techniques will have lower serum phosphorus levels compared to patients receiving standard treatment.

Full description

Hemodialysis patients will receive weekly nutrition counseling on how to lower their serum Phosphorus levels. Motivational interviewing techniques and strategies will be employed such as reflective listening, using affirmations, and summarizing. Average serum Phosphorus levels pre-dialysis will be compared to s.Ph post counseling. This will be compared to a group receiving nutrition counseling via standard treatment on a monthly basis.

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ESRD patients on dialysis with serum Ph > 5.5 mg/dL four of six labs over 6 months, mentally competent

Exclusion criteria

• ESRD patients on dialysis with serum Ph < 5.5 mg/dL four of six labs over 6 months, mentally incompetent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)