Telemedicine in Kidney Disease Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Kidney Disease; Renal Transplant Recipient; Renal and Urogenital - Kidney disease; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001237673
• Lead Sponsor: Associate Professor Nicholas Andrew Gray, Director of Renal Services at SCHHS - Nambour General Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-11-26
• Study Completion: 2018-06-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

1.Age >=18 years and able to give informed consent
2.Patient living at least 15km from the specialist clinic or in an aged care facility
3.Deemed suitable for telemedicine care as determined by the medical team
4.Must be a patient attending the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, renal service with a functioning renal transplant or a diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Poor compliance as determined by medical staff
2.Cognitive impairment
3.Life expectancy (<1 year)
4.Interpreter required
5.Inability to access (or use) a computer with webcam and Cisco Jabber” software, or inability to attend a local health centre with telemedicine available
6.Unable to measure blood pressure prior to the appointment (at home, chemist, GP, local health centre, other)
7.Unable to weigh at home or the health centre that has a telemedicine clinic
8.Unable to perform pathology prior to the appointment
9.Participation in another research study
10.Pregnant

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified