Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Effects of Dietary and Dialysate Sodium Reduction on Body Fluid Volume and Inflammatory State in Hemodialysis Patients. A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study
Brief Summary: Objective: To evaluate the influence of dietary sodium reduction on body fluid volume and inflammatory state in hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Design: Prospective controlled randomized study. Setting: Dialysis Unit of Botucatu Medical School Hospital, Sao Paulo State University, Brazil.

Patients: Adult patients on HD for at least 30 days and C-reactive protein (CRP) ≥ 0.7 mg/dl were randomly allocated into two groups: Group A: 21 patients treated with a 2g sodium restriction in their habitual diet, and Group B: 18 controls. Inflammatory, biochemical, hematological and nutritional markers, as well as dialysis dosage were assessed at baseline and after 8 and 16 weeks.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have received a kidney transplant ≥ 6 months previously who have a BP \>130 mm Hg systolic and/or \>80 mm Hg diastolic, or are receiving treatment for hypertension.

Exclusion Criteria:

* BP \< 120/80 on blood pressure treatment
* BP \>160/100
* Variation in Creatinine \>20% over preceding 2 months
* Secondary hypertension due to a cause other than CKD
* Heart failure (LVEF \<30% or NYHA class II - IV)
* Myocardial Infarction within 6 months
* Stroke within 6 months
* Current diagnosis of cancer
* Liver disease
* Bilateral arterio-venous fistulae
* Evidence of significant active infection
* Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding
* Hyponatremia (Na \<130mmol/L) or Hypernatremia (Na \>150mmol/L)
* Histologically confirmed episode of rejection within 6 months
* Steroids dose change in preceding 2 months
* Patients who are not able to give full informed consent
* Initial 24hr urinary sodium \<80mmol/24hrs
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult Bengali kidney disease hypertensive patients

Exclusion Criteria:

* Non-hypertensive Bengali patients and those on dialysis therapy
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals with end stage renal disease (ESRD) who are 18 years of age or older,
* Individuals who are literate,
* Community-dwelling adults who have been receiving maintenance dialysis for at least 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals who cannot read or write,
* Individuals who do not speak English,
* Individuals who plan to move out of the area or change dialysis centers within the next 6 months,
* Individuals who have a life expectancy of less than 12 months,
* Individuals who are scheduled for a living donor transplant,
* Individuals who cannot see the PDA screen or use the stylus to make food selections from the PDA screen, or
* Individuals who live in an institutional setting in which they would have limited control over their dietary intake.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* included patients aged ≥ 18 years who had been on hemodialysis for at least 90 days, and were diagnosed with inflammation. Inflammation was defined as C Reactive Protein ≥ 0.7 mg/dL

Exclusion Criteria:

* acute inflammatory processes confirmed by clinical criteria and/or complementary tests
* acute inflammatory diseases
* tuberculosis
* use of antibiotics within the past two months
* chronic inflammatory diseases
* neoplasias
* chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* use of central venous catheter and positive HIV serology

Answer: D