NCT01620580.

Study name	Symptom management program for hemodialysis patients
Methods	Study design RCT Duration of follow‐up: 8 weeks
Participants	Study characteristics Country: USA Setting: not reported Inclusion criteria ≥ 18 years HD 3 times/week Received HD for ≥ 6 months Read and write English Have telephone service Exclusion criteria History of dementia AIDS Active cancer Inability to give informed consent
Interventions	Intervention group Self‐management strategies with 15‐minute discussion Control group Dietary information (4 units) Co‐interventions Not reported
Outcomes	Planned outcomes Itching: after 8 weeks Tiredness: after 8 weeks Numbness: after 8 weeks Sleep disturbance (difficulty falling asleep and difficulty staying asleep): after 8 weeks Adherence to treatment diary improved social functioning, physical functioning and emotional status: after 8 weeks Feasibility of implementing self‐management intervention: after 5 weeks
Starting date	September 2011
Contact information	Francess V Danquah Phone: not reported Email: not reported
Notes	ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01620580. Funding: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston. Recruitment status: completed