Integrating Conservative Kidney Management Options and Advance Care Planning Into a Pre-Dialysis Educational Program

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Chronic Kidney Diseases; Advance Care Planning; Conservative Kidney Management
• Interventions: Other: ESRD education + conservative kidney management and ACP education

• Registration Number: NCT03229811
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Brief Summary

The goals of this work will be to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of a comprehensive pre-dialysis education program on increased knowledge of conservative kidney management and advance care planning among patients with advanced CKD.

Detailed Description

This intervention will be randomized among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-24
• Study First Posted: 2017-07-26
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Study Start: 2021-10-24
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-14
• Study Completion: 2021-12-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

• Stage 4 or 5 CKD (defined by the CKD-EPI estimation of GFR < 30 ml/min/1.73m2)
• Age 65 years or greater or frail
• self-reported Black or White race

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Exclusion Criteria

• History of dementia
• History of legal blindness
• Listed for kidney transplantation

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ESRD education + ACP	ESRD education + conservative kidney management and ACP education	Standard ESRD education + conservative kidney management and advance care planning education

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge of conservative kidney management and advance care planning	Baseline and Day 1 post-intervention	Change in knowledge of conservative kidney management and advance care planning (mean score)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Communication of EOL preferences with healthcare providers and family members	12 weeks post-intervention	Binary outcome (yes/no)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Pennsylvania; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States