Simple diet lessons from nurses cut heart risk in dialysis patients
NCT ID NCT07277530
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a nurse-led nutritional education program could help hemodialysis patients in Morocco lower dangerously high potassium levels. Thirty adults with end-stage kidney disease received 12 weeks of dietary guidance on potassium, fluids, and salt. After the program, the share of patients with safe potassium levels rose from 36.7% to 46.7%, showing that nurse-led education can be a practical solution in settings without dietitians.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nutritional education intervention
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this simple, low-cost program could be adopted in other dialysis centers lacking dietitians to help patients manage potassium and reduce heart risks.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, single-group study with only 30 participants and no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The improvement in potassium levels was modest, and quality of life did not change.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Participants must have provided written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who declined to participate; patients who were minors (under 18 years old); and patients with conditions impairing their ability to understand or receive educational content, such as severe hearing loss or cognitive impairment.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Settat Hemodialysis Center,el borouj Hemodialysis Center, Al amal Hemodialysis Center
Settat, Settat, 26000, Morocco
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