Web-based Interactive Health Communication Application (IHCA) for Successful Home Dialysis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic Kidney Disease
• Interventions: Behavioral: Interactive Health Communication Application

• Registration Number: NCT01403454
• Lead Sponsor: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Brief Summary

This study involves Chronic Kidney Disease patients that must choose the type of dialysis therapy they ultimately wish to perform. These patients receive education regarding dialysis types from nurses and Nephrologists at a Kidney Function Program. The investigators have developed a web-based Interactive Health Communication Application that could provide more education and support to patients about their dialysis choices. The investigators will compare patients that will receive usual care dialysis education versus patients that will receive additional education through this web-based application. The investigators feel that this tool may increase the proportion of patients who start home dialysis, which offers advantages such as improvement in quality of life and deceased overall healthcare costs, over hospital hemodialysis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2011-07-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-07-26
• Study First Posted: 2011-07-27
• Study Start: 2012-03
• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-19
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Study Completion: 2017-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 152

Inclusion Criteria

• enrolled in Kidney Function Program (KFP)
• previously received KFP-administered dialysis modality education
• personal access to a home computer (ie. either their own or a close friend/family member) with internet access
• most recent eGFR < or = 20mL/min/1.73m2

Exclusion Criteria

• inability to provide informed consent
• inability to use a home computer or internet
• inability to understand English (written or spoke)
• severe visual or auditory impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Health Communication Application	Interactive Health Communication Application	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of patients that start home-based dialysis.	1 year	Difference between groups in proportion of patients starting home-based dialysis.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase in dialysis knowledge	1 year	Difference between groups in dialysis knowledge.
Mortality differences	1 year	Difference between groups in all-cause mortality.
Number intended to start home-based dialysis	1 year	Difference between groups in proportion of patients intending to perform home-based dialysis
Increase in decision making and social support.	1 year	Difference between groups in decision conflict and sense of social support.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada