Status:
COMPLETED
8-week Pilot Study of Relaxation for Weight Loss in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease
Lead Sponsor:
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-88 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Obesity plays a causal role for kidney disease incidence and progression. Moderate weight loss reduces the high metabolic demands on the kidney and decreases proteinuria in both diabetic and non-diabe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- receive medical care at the Hines VA CKD clinics.
- Presence of chronic kidney disease defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 BSA or a spot urine albumin/creatinine ratio ≥ 30 mg/g
- BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 or a waist circumference ≥ 102 (40 inches) and ≥ 88 cm (35 inches) in men and women, respectively.
Exclusion
- Inability to give informed consent
- inability to come to VA for two group sessions
- inability to listen to an MP3 player using headphones
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00944138
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
October 1 2009
Last Update
July 28 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141