The effectiveness of a psychological intervention to improve treatment adherence and quality of life in dialysis patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic kidney disease; end stage renal disease; haemodialysis; Urological and Genital Diseases; Chronic renal failure

• Registration Number: ISRCTN31434033
• Lead Sponsor: ational Kidney Foundation (Singapore)

Brief Summary

2011 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21272382 2017 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29198641 2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30190046 (added 11/10/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-09-22
• Study Completion: 2012-12-30
• Last Update Posted: 29 October 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 156

Inclusion Criteria

1. Chronic Kidney Disease patients (either sex) who have been receiving haemodialysis for at least 6 months
2. Aged 21 and over
3. Patients willing to attend all sessions of the self management programme

Exclusion Criteria

1 Newly established on haemodialysis (< 6 months)
2. Unable to give informed consent
3. Unable to understand spoken English and/or Mandarin, Malay, Tamil dialects to allow effective communication with the intervention facilitator(s)
4. A diagnosis of functional psychosis or organic brain disorder
5. Impaired cognition
6. Major visual or hearing impairments, or other sensory or motor impairments that may prohibit completion of the scheduled assessments
7. Unable to participate in a group program (e.g. housebound)
8. Limited life expectancy due to comorbid illness such as malignancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified