Campbell 2008.
| Methods | Randomised clinical trial, Australia | |
| Participants | 60 hospitalised adults with chronic kidney disease, at nutritional risk defined by trialists Male:Female = 34:19 (after early exclusions) Mean age = 69.9 years Exclusion criteria: < 18 years, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) > 30 ml/min , previously seen by a dietitian for Stage IV CKD, communication or intellectual impairment inhibiting their ability to undertake the intervention and malnutrition from a cause other than CKD |
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| Interventions | Experimental group: A dietitian, experienced in renal nutrition, gave treatment over a 12‐week period and aimed to optimise nutritional status and attain evidence‐based dietary prescription. (n = 60) Control group: Standard care(n = 31) |
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| Outcomes | QOL: Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form version 1.3, combining the Short Form‐36 (SF‐36), with a kidney disease‐specific module | |
| Study dates | Not stated | |
| Notes | We contacted the authors on 5th October 2015 by email: katrina.campbell@qub.ac.uk. We received no reply. | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Computer‐generated sequence |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Concealed from recruiting officer |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Not blinded |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | 13 dropouts (> 5%). No use of intention‐to‐treat |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No protocol could be obtained and the trial did not report all‐cause mortality or serious adverse events. |
| For‐profit bias | Low risk | Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation seeding grant, Queensland University of Technology Postgraduate Research Award (PhD scholarship) and an Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Research Scholarship. |
| Other bias | Low risk | The trial appeared to be free of other components that could put it at risk of bias. |