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Table 2 Items of the intervention

From: Individualized intervention for frail non-dialysis elderly patients with chronic kidney disease: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Items

Intervention group

Control group

Methods

Frequency

Nutrition

Diet recommendation with/without nutritional supplementation

Throughout the trial

Routine treatment

Psychology

Psychotherapy with/without antidepressants

30 min, twice one week

Physical function

Warm-up

30–45 min, three times one week

Walking forwards/backwards

Knee and hip extension

Static standing on one leg

Toe and heel raise

Knee lifts

Cool-down

  1. The intervention is not a fixed pattern, which will be performed and adjusted according to the frailty characteristics of participants assessed at baseline