Multifactorial approach and superior treatment efficacy in renal patients with the aid of nurse practitioners. Design of The MASTERPLAN Study [ISRCTN73187232]

Table 1 Data collection

Visit	Baseline 1	Visit 2	Visit 3	Visit 4	Visit 5
Month	0	3	6	9	12
Informed Consent	x
Demographic data	x
Medical history	x
In- and exclusion criteria	x
Randomization	x
Endpoints		x	x	x	x
Weight	x	x	x	x	x
Waist-hip ratio	x				x
Ankle-Brachial Index	x				x
RR and HR in sitting position	x	x	x	x	x
RR 30 minutes Dynamap	x		x		x
Smoking habit	x	x	x	x	x
Medication use	x	x	x	x	x
Three monthly Laboratory evaluation^a	x	x	x	x	x
Annual Laboratory evaluation ^b	x				x
ECG	x				x
PWV (Proportion of patients)	x				x
Carotid-IMT (Proportion of patients)	x				x
Questionnaires ^c	x				x

a: Three monthly Laboratory evaluation: Hematology: Hb, Ht, trombocyte count; Chemistry: sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphate, bicarbonate, urea, creatinine, albumin; Urinalysis: spot urine creatinine, albumin, total protein
b: Annual Laboratory evaluation: Hba1c, uric acid, PTH, total-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides; Urinalysis: 24 hr urine sodium, creatinine, albumin, total protein
c: Questionnaires: Quality of Life: SF-36, EQ-5D; Physical activity: SQUASH; Dietary composition; Erectile dysfunction

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