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

April 18, 2016 updated by: Scott Brimble, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Web-based IHCA for Successful Home Dialysis

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.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

152

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L9N 4A6
        • Recruiting
        • St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Scott K Brimble, Dr.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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 Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
NO_INTERVENTION: usual care
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Health Communication Application
Behavioral: Interactive Health Communication Application
web-based application

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of patients that start home-based dialysis.
Time Frame: 1 year
Difference between groups in proportion of patients starting home-based dialysis.
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Collaborators

McMaster University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Scott K Brimble, MD, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

December 1, 2016

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

June 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 21, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 26, 2011

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

July 27, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 19, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2016

Last Verified

April 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 11-3536
  • Grant (Other Identifier: Aase og Ejnar Danielsens Fond)

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