EPIC Trial: education programme impact on serum phosphorous control in CKD 5D patients on hemodialysis.

Introduction: In stage 5D chronic kidney disease (CKD 5D) patients, the encouragement of treatment adherence by health professionals is a significant clinical challenge.

Objectives: This study evaluates the impact of a nutritional education programme on hyperphosphatemia, utilizing the transtheoretical model of behavior change (TMBC).

Subjects And Methods: A prospective interventional study comprising 179 CKD 5D patients with hypophosphatemia.

Nutritional and epidemiological aspects of patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis from Brazil, 2010.

Introduction: The Nutrition Committee of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology (SBN) held in 2010 the first Brazilian Nutrition Census in hemodialysis patients. Multicenter data contribute to clinical development and nutritional intervention.

Objective: To describe epidemiological and nutritional aspects of hemodialysis patients.