Feasibility of Enhanced Dialysis Education (EDU) Intervention for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients

University of Rochester58 enrolled

Overview

The investigators are studying the feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes of an intervention called Enhanced Dialysis Education (EDU) Intervention. CKD-EDU is a palliative care-based dialysis decision-making intervention that involves educating patients and caregivers about dialysis and engaging them in shared decision-making. Half of the enrolled patients will receive CKD-EDU and the other half will receive Usual Care.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Kidney Diseases

Interventions

CKD-EDUBEHAVIORAL

Palliative Care based coaching intervention for support with dialysis-related decision making.

usual careOTHER

Nephrologist based usual care

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥75 years old 2. Presence of advanced CKD stage 4 or 5 (i.e. e GFR ≤ 25 ml/min) 3. Patient's nephrologist is enrolled in the study and has seen that nephrologist at least once 4. Speaks English 5. Have not attended a dialysis education class or met with the dialysis education coordinator. 6. Have not made a dialysis decision Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient has already been seen by a palliative care clinician or is enrolled in hospice 2. Is already on dialysis 3. Hospitalized at the time of recruitment

Locations (1)

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of participants receiving the intervention

We'll assess feasibility by determining the reach of the intervention

Time frame: 24 months

Acceptability of the intervention

We'll assess the acceptability of the CKD-PC intervention by qualitative interviews by reporting the percentage of patients with a favorable response to the intervention.

Time frame: 24 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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