Clinical trial NCT06862466: Impact of an Intervention Education Program on the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Dietitians
Official title: Impact Of An Intervention Education Program On The Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices Of Dietitians Working With Chronic Kidney Disease Patients In Public Hospitals Of Saudi Arabia
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: No Conditions
Lead sponsor: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-03-06
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: This study aims to develop, implement, and evaluate an educational program-based intervention on the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward renal nutrition among dietitians working with chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in public hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The study hypothesizes that there will be a significant improvement in the knowledge, attitude, and practice of renal nutrition among the dietitians in the intervention group compared to the control group after the implementation of the educational program. The findings will contribute to enhancing the ability of dietitians to provide effective nutritional care and support for CKD patients in Saudi Arabia.

Detailed description: A cluster randomized controlled trial will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention on the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice in renal nutrition competencies among the dietitians. A total of 100 participants (50 participants for each group) will be select using simple random sampling.

The education intervention program will be developed based on the literature review of the guidelines for the nutritional management of CKD by looking into all evidence-based practice guidelines of renal medical nutrition therapy. The education intervention will include five weeks of in-person education sessions. The education intervention program will cover five lessons including nutrition assessment for CKD, malnutrition, macro- and micronutrients deficiencies in CKD, nutrition intervention and counselling skills. The education program will be delivered through lectures, workshops, brainstorming and case studies using materials such as PowerPoints, videos, cards, posters, booklets and activities. The program will be offered online via Zoom software, and the learners will have the materials to review at home. The program will be provided in close collaboration between the researcher and the hospital's nutrition department.

Data will be collected from four selected public hospitals in Jazan city, Saudi Arabia, by direct interview of the dietitians in the hospitals to determine the competency assessment on knowledge, attitude, and practice of renal nutrition. All respondents in the hospitals will be evaluated before the start of the program (baseline evaluation), after the final intervention session (post-intervention evaluation), and three months after intervention (three-month follow-up after intervention). Data will be analyzed by using the software Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Dietitians who worked with chronic kidney disease patients.
* Dietitians who registered in Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
* Completed at least one-year experience in their job.
* Dietitians who agree to participate in the study.
* Dietitians who are available at the time of data collection.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Medical doctor dietitians.
* Internship and student.
* Dietitians under one-year experience.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Improved in Knowledge Regarding Renal Nutrition
timeFrame: Timepoint 1 = Baseline. Timepoint 2 = After the intervention (one week post intervention). Timepoint 3 = three months follow-up ( 12 weeks)
measure: Improved in Attitude Regarding Renal Nutrition
timeFrame: Timepoint 1 = Baseline. Timepoint 2 = After the intervention (one week post intervention). Timepoint 3 = three months follow-up ( 12 weeks)
measure: Improved in Practice Regarding Renal Nutrition
timeFrame: Timepoint 1 = Baseline. Timepoint 2 = After the intervention (one week post intervention). Timepoint 3 = three months follow-up ( 12 weeks)
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Locations:
city: Serdang
country: Malaysia
facility: Universiti Putra Malaysia
state: Selangor
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