8-week Pilot Study of Relaxation for Weight Loss in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease
Obesity
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Obesity focused on measuring Obesity, meditation, chronic kidney disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- receive medical care at the Hines VA CKD clinics.
- Presence of chronic kidney disease defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 BSA or a spot urine albumin/creatinine ratio ≥ 30 mg/g
- BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 or a waist circumference ≥ 102 (40 inches) and ≥ 88 cm (35 inches) in men and women, respectively.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to give informed consent
- inability to come to VA for two group sessions
- inability to listen to an MP3 player using headphones
Sites / Locations
- Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Mindful meditation
Music for relaxation
Participants assigned to the mindful meditation plus standard care arm will receive individualized instruction on mindful meditation at the time they are randomized to this arm. The participants will be led through a 20 minute relaxation exercise. They will then be led through a brief eating exercise where they will be instructed to eat the food very slowly and pay attention to how the food tastes and the sensations of swallowing the food. This is done to enhance the person's awareness of what and how they are eating and enhance their intuitive sense of satiety. Finally, they will receive an MP3-player with several relaxation instructional audios loaded on the MP3 player.
Participants assigned to the control arm will receive the dietary counseling and will be told that relaxation can help reduce appetite. However, techniques to relax will not be taught. Instead, participants will be encouraged to sit quietly listening to music (of their choice) every day for 20 minutes. Participants assigned to the standard care arm will receive an MP3-player and will be given a choice of selection of music that they can load on their MP3 player (classical music, country music, jazz, etc.).