Canadian incremental dialysis to improve health outcomes in people starting hemodialysis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Adult patients with end stage kidney disease requiring hemodialysis; Digestive System; Chronic kidney disease, stage 5

• Registration Number: ISRCTN78497421
• Lead Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 25 July 2023
• Study Completion: 2028-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (=18 years old) starting HD as their initial dialysis therapy
2. Able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Urine output <0.5 l/day
2. Unlikely to be on dialysis for =1 year

Since RKF and QOL at 18 months are secondary outcomes, adequate urine output at HD start and likelihood of needing chronic maintenance HD long-term are required.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life (QOL) assessed by the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF 1.3) at 6 months after HD start