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Renal FailureNCT00755768

More Time Better Outcome - a Randomised Trial to Investigate the Effect of More Dietetic Time in Dialysis Patients

A study testing additional review by dietician in people with Renal Failure, run by Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial 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. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Renal Failure
What is being tested?
additional review by dietician
How many people
75 participants
Where
1 siteUnited Kingdom
Study dates
Jan 2006to Sep 2006
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 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

Who cannot join

  • 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

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United Kingdom1 site
  • UCL Center for Nephrology

    London, London, NW3 2QG

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About this study

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

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.

Read the 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
Conditions
Renal Failure
Being tested
additional review by dietician
Keywords
hemodialysis, phosphate, calcium phosphate product, dietician, dietetic advice
Medical subject headings
Renal Insufficiency

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • additional review by dieticianBehavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. phosphate control

  2. calcium phosphate product

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. parathyroid hormone

  2. number and type of phosphate binders prescribed

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Sep 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2006
  3. Study completionSep 2006

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
75 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00755768
Sponsor's protocol ID
05/Q0504/46
Other IDs
BRS grant, R&D 7119M
Status last verified
Sep 2008
First submitted
17 Sep 2008
Last updated
19 Sep 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing additional review by dietician in people with Renal Failure, run by Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Sep 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

phosphate control. The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Sep 2008.

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