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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000782033
ACTRN12610000782033
Recruiting
Not Applicable

End-of-Life Care in End Stage Renal Disease: Integration of an advance care planning process

niversity Hospital Foundation0 sites200 target enrollmentSeptember 21, 2010

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversity Hospital Foundation
Enrollment
200
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 21, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity Hospital Foundation

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Patients: 1\) incident pre end stage renal disease (ESRD) enrolled within the Renal Insufficiency Clinic at the University of Alberta with an expected time to dialysis of less than 12 months\* or (2\) incident cases of ESRD where patients have just started chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis within the past 1 month, (3\) older than 18 years of age, (4\) cognitively able to complete the questionnaires and give informed consent, and (5\) able to converse and complete the questionnaires in English.
  • 2\.Family: (1\) the primary family caregiver; (2\) older than 18 years of age; (3\) cognitively able to complete the questionnaires and give informed consent; and (4\) able to converse and complete the questionnaires in English.
  • \* Nephrologists are required to assess whether the patient is likely to progress to ESRD within 6 or 12 months upon referral to the Renal Insufficiency Clinic ( based on clinical judgment).

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients who do not meet criteria as indicated above.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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