First steps towards the development of a decision aid for the choice between dialysis and kidney transplantation in older adults - a prospective cohort study

Recruiting

• Conditions: end-stage kidney disease; kidney failure; 10038430

• Registration Number: NL-OMON54175
• Lead Sponsor: Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

• Age >= 65 years old
• Stage 5 CKD: eGFR <15 ml/min/1.73 m2 or treated with RRT
• RRT modality: Waitlisted for first deceased donor KT, or first living donor
KT with surgery scheduled within six weeks, or dialysis as first RRT modality
with start expected within six weeks or maximum of six weeks ago
• Medically fit for both dialysis (HD and/or PD) and KT according to the
patients* nephrologist

Exclusion Criteria

• Not able to provide informed consent
• Patients with urgent, unplanned dialysis start that were not previously
counselled about RRT by a nephrologist

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main study parameters are (1) the treatment goals and expectations<br /><br>regarding dialysis and KT at baseline, and reflection on these six months and<br /><br>1.5 year after start of RRT, and (2) prediction model for multiple outcome<br /><br>variables.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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