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Medico-economic Evaluation of a Telemedicine System for the Management of Chronic Renal Failure

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Interventions
Device: Telemedicine System
Registration Number
NCT02082093
Lead Sponsor
Pharmagest Interactive
Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to demonstrate the efficiency ( cost-effectiveness ) of a telemedicine system : eNephro Application , compared with traditional care in the management of chronic renal failure in different populations :

* population 1 : Patients with CKD stage 3B- 4 , the combined endpoint achievement of target blood pressure and proteinuria .

* population 2 : Patients with ESRD treated by ambulatory dialysis , the cumulative duration of hospitalization in short-stay

* population 3 : Patients with ESRD treated with Renal Transplantation , the cumulative duration of unplanned short stay

Two statistical analysis will be done :

* a main analysis for the one year initial follow-up for each patient

* a secondary analysis for the one year initial follow-up estended by one year (proposed to each patient at the end of the initial follow-up), that is a 2 years period.

The intervention tested in this study is a telemedicine system which is a collaborative and expert system, consisting of:

* A dynamic shared medical record for the collection of administrative , medical, biological and clinical data for each patient. All health professionals can access the folder and fill in the support. It is the same for patients treated at home.

* A secure messaging for communication between health professionals and between patients and health professionals

* Expert systems analyzing data from each patient

* A management tool of therapeutic education

Each patient and whatever the group will perform as part of its monitoring of the CKD assessments at baseline , 6 months, 12 months, 18 months (Populations 1 and 2) and end of study (24 months). These evaluations are about compliance, quality of life, anxiety - depression state. To enhance costs the point of view retained will be health insurance's point of view. Among the various costs, only direct costs are considered: disease management, hospitalizations, consultations in hospitals and private practice, prescribed medical transportation , home visits by health professionals, additional assessments related to the evaluated intervention. A probabilistic matching with the data bases of the National Information System of the Social Insurance will be performed. In addition, the acceptability of the system of telemedicine by patients in the intervention and health professionals will be also evaluated.

Detailed Description

Three populations are recruited with the following inclusion criteria:

* age ≥ 18 years;

* ability to use a tablet device (alone or with assistance);

* population 1: stabilised stage 3B or stage 4 CKD with nephrology management of less than 3 years;

* population 2: stage 5D CKD treated by homecare peritoneal dialysis (PD) or out centre haemodialysis (HD);

* population 3: stage 5T CKD treated by renal transplantation for 3 to 12 months.

Non-inclusion criteria are:

* dialysis after renal transplantation failure;

* organ transplantation other than kidney;

* life expectancy \< 1 year.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
635
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with CKD Stage 3B 4 ESRD patients receiving ambulatory dialysis , Patients treated with Renal Transplantation
  • In CKD patients stage 3B 4: nephrology care ≤ 3 years, for transplant patients: Renal Transplantation ≥ 3 months but ≤ 12 months
  • Patients can use an IT tool or having in their entourage one who knows how to use
Exclusion Criteria
  • Acute Renal Failure at the time of inclusion
  • Patient in transplant failure
  • Patient with another organ transplant
  • Patient whose life is at stake in the short term (Life expectancy <1 year)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
eNephro ApplicationTelemedicine SystemTelemedicine system which is a collaborative and expert system, consisting of: A dynamic shared medical record for the collection of administrative , medical, biological and clinical data for each patient. All health professionals can access the folder and fill in the support. It is the same for patients treated at home. A secure messaging for communication between health professionals and between patients and health professionals Expert systems analyzing data from each patient A management tool of therapeutic education These patients have a chronic renal failure moderate to end up being treated by ambulatory dialysis or kidney transplantation. The patients of each population will be randomly assigned in group 1 ie traditional care or in group 2 ie traditional care added by telemedicine system
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Combined endpoint achievement of target blood pressure and proteinuriaone year

population 1 : Patients with CKD stage 3B- 4 , the combined endpoint achievement of target blood pressure and proteinuria

Cumulative duration of hospitalization in short-stay for 1 yearone year

population 2 : Patients with ESRD treated by ambulatory dialysis , the cumulative duration of hospitalization in short-stay for 1 year

SurvivalOne Year

Population 2 : Survival without events event = hospitalization whatever the duration and/or return to in-center dialysis

Cumulative duration of unplanned short stay for 1 yearOne year

population 3 : Patients with ESRD treated with Renal Transplantation , the cumulative duration of unplanned short stay for 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in the glomerular filtration rateBase Line, One Year

Population 3 : One Year Change in the GFR estimated by MDRD equation (delta GFR/year)

Anemia ControlOne Year

the anemia control is assessed by the achievement of hemoglobin, ferritin and saturation coefficient Transferrin targets

Intervention's costsOne Year

Costs related to the evaluated intervention : Costs installation, equipment , training and maintenance of the telemedicine system

Quality of Life of patientsBase Line, One Year

Populations 1 and 2 : KDQoL questionnaire to assess quality of life Population 3 : Re TRANSQoL questionnaire

Anxiety-Depression StateBase Line, One Year

HAD Questionnaire

Consultations and Hospitalizations unplannedOne Year

Number of consultations and conventional hospitalizations unplanned in Transplantation center over a year

ComplianceBase Line, 6 months, One Year

Girerd's auto questionnaire to assess compliance

Disease's CostsOne Year

To enhance cost, the health insurance's point of a view is retained. Among the various costs, only direct costs are taken into account , there are :

* costs associated with the management of the disease

* hospitalizations' costs

* consultations ' costs (hospital and liberal sectors)

* prescribed medical transport's cost

* health professional costs

* additional tests costs. A probabilistic matching with the data bases of the National Information System of the Social Insurance will be performed. In addition, the acceptability of the system of telemedicine by patients in the intervention and health professionals will be also evaluated.

Trial Locations

Locations (8)

CHU Bordeaux

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Bordeaux, France

CH Dunkerque

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Dunkerque, France

AURAD Aquitaine

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Bordeaux, France

CH Boulogne sur Mer

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Boulogne sur Mer, France

TELECOM Bretagne

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Brest, France

CHU Lille

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Lille, France

ALTIR

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Nancy, France

CHU Nancy

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Nancy, France

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