Peer Support In Dialysis: A Feasibility Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Satellite Healthcare
- Enrollment
- 57
- Locations
- 4
- Primary Endpoint
- Mentor
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Peer mentoring is an approach used to support patients through their experience. In the End Stage Kidney Disease community many patients find out about their kidney failure without warning. This study is designed to test the feasibility of a structured peer support program, specifically, patient uptake, engagement and patient and staff perspectives.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mentor
Time Frame: 6 - 12 months
Number of patients registering to become mentors, percent of those registered completing mentor training and percent of trained mentors who meet at least one mentee.
Mentee
Time Frame: 1 month
Number and proportion of patients starting dialysis, or prevalent dialysis patients identified by the clinical team to need peer support, who receive an introductory peer mentor visit. Number and % of mentees who indicate interest to continue with more peer mentoring visits.
Secondary Outcomes
- Mentor - Mentee Matching(1 month)
- Mentor Perspectives(6-12month)
- Mentee Perspectives(1-4 weeks)
- Support Staff Perspectives(3,6,9 and 12 months)