This study is a 6-month, pragmatic, multi-center, sequentially recruited, stratified, open-label randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in Malaysia. It aims to determine the clinical effectiveness of a culturally adapted, gamified mobile health app (MyNutriKidney®) supplementing standard care, compared to standard care alone, for improving dietary self-management among 200 adults with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stages 3-5. Participants will be randomly assigned (1:1, stratified by age and education) into either (i) the intervention group (MyNutriKidney® app + standard care) or (ii) the control group (standard care, including routine dietary counseling and printed materials). The co-primary outcomes are changes in Dietary Adherence (measured by CKD Diet Score) and Nutrition Literacy (measured by NLS score) from baseline to 6 months.
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Aged 18 years or older.
Possesses a personal smartphone compatible with the MyNutriKidney® application and is willing to use the health app if randomized to the intervention group.
Alert and oriented, and deemed capable of providing informed consent and participating in study procedures.
Able to communicate and understand study procedures in English, Bahasa Melayu, or Mandarin.
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Lead sponsor
International Society of Nephrology
Collaborator