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A study on cost of healthcare and healthcare use among patients under dialysis treatment in a tertiary care hosital in Udupi district.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: N17-N19- Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/03/050488
Lead Sponsor
Dr Anandhu K R
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
109
Inclusion Criteria

Patients receiving hemodialysis treatment from Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Udupi.

Patients with a minimum dialysis vintage period of 1 year and above.

Patients above the age of 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients on peritoneal dialysis.

Patients who underwent renal transplants.

Pregnant women.

Patients who are differently abled physically and mentally.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Estimation of healthcare expenditure and identifying the pattern of health service utilization among hemodialysis patientsTimepoint: Baseline: 17/04/2023 <br/ ><br>4th week: N/A <br/ ><br>8th week: N/A
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Estimation of the catastrophic health expenditure among hemodialysis patientsTimepoint: 17/06/2023 <br/ ><br>
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