App-based Education Program for CKD

Inje University129 enrolled

Overview

A randomized control trial to test the effect of a mobile app-based educational program for Chronic Kidney Disease patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

129

Conditions

Renal Insufficiency, Chronic

Interventions

EducationOTHER

An 8-week program providing educational materials via a mobile app for chronic kidney disease management. Materials consist of videos, card news, and live online seminars with a Q\&A session. Topics are on general disease information, nutrition, and exercise.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with CKD Stage 1\~5 * Have been receiving CKD treatment for more than 6 months * Owns an android mobile phone Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with cancer within 5 years of recruitment

Locations (1)

Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quality of Life (SF-36v2)

36-Item Short Form Health Survey, version 2. Scores range from 0 to 100, higher value corresponding to better outcome (better quality of life)

Time frame: 48 days

MIS

10-item nutritional status measured with Malnutrition Inflammation Score. Scores range from 0 to 30, higher value corresponding to worse outcome (higher risk of malnutrition)

Time frame: 55 days

Potassium

Serum potassium levels obtained from routine blood test.

Time frame: 56 days

Phosphate

Serum phosphate levels obtained from routine blood test.

Time frame: 56 days

Albumin

Serum albumin levels obtained from routine blood test.

Time frame: 56 days

Secondary Outcomes

Depression

21-item depression score measured with Korean-Beck Depression Inventory. Scores range from 0 to 63, higher value corresponding to worse outcome (severe depression).

Time frame: 55 days

Insomnia

7-item insomnia score measured with Insomnia Severity Index in Korean. Scores range from 0 to 28, higher value corresponding to worse outcome (severe insomnia)

Time frame: 48 days

Sodium intake behavior

15-item sodium intake behavior score. Scores range from 0 to 15, higher values corresponding to worse outcome (higher tendency to prefer salty food).

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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