Peer Support In Dialysis: A Feasibility Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Satellite Healthcare
- Enrollment
- 57
- Locations
- 2
- 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
- •Mentor Patient Participants Inclusion criteria:
- •Patients living with dialysis or kidney transplant, who volunteer to support other patients.
- •Mentor participants agree to complete the CMS End Stage Renal Disease Network Peer Mentoring training program (https://www.kidneylearninghub.com/patients-peer-mentoring-program/ ) and follow the guidelines for participation in the program.
- •Mentor Patient Participants
Exclusion Criteria
- •Age <18 years.
- •Patient cannot communicate in English.
- •Concerns raised by the clinical team that may expose the mentor, mentee, staff, or the program to risks, as identified by the clinical team and discussed with the principal investigator.
- •Mentee Patient Participants Inclusion criteria:
- •All incident (new) dialysis patients or their care partners, within the first three months of dialysis.
- •Prevalent dialysis patients or their care partners identified by the clinical team to need peer support.
- •Mentee Patient Participants Exclusion criteria:
- •Age < 18 years.
- •Significant physical or psychological health conditions (including cognitive impairment) that would limit the patient's ability to interact with the mentor, AND care partner not available or reachable to join the program.
- •This criteria will be subjectively evaluated by the clinical team.
- •Clinical and administrative staff supporting the program inclusion criteria
- •referring physicians, the medical director of the center, social workers, nurses, patient care technicians (PCT), certified clinical hemodialysis technicians (CCHT), and administrative staff.
- •Support staff are those who interact with mentors or mentees as part of their routine work.
- •Formally participate in supporting the program by identifying candidates, introducing them to the program, or providing them with support.
Arms & Interventions
Mentee
Participants will be approached by a mentor, exchange experiences and invite the prospective mentee to the program. Those interested to continue will undergo matching based on their desired criteria.
Intervention: Mentoring (Behavioral)
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 Perspectives(6-12month)
- Mentee Perspectives(1-4 weeks)
- Support Staff Perspectives(3,6,9 and 12 months)
- Mentor - Mentee Matching(1 month)