Testing Educational Videos on Conservative Kidney Management (CKM-EMPOWER)
July 27, 2025 updated by: Susan Wong, University of Washington
A Study of CKM-EMPOWER: Empowering Medical Professionals on CKM With Educational Resources
This study aims to test the efficacy of a series of just-in-time educational videos on topics related to CKM (CKM-EMPOWER) in improving nephrology providers ability to provide CKM.
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Conservative kidney management (CKM) is an important therapeutic alternative for patients who do not wish to pursue dialysis for their advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Despite a growing body of evidence and clinical services to support patients who do not wish to pursue dialysis, nephrologists receive very limited training in CKM.
This is a randomized trial of nephrology fellows that utilizes surveys to assess their change in knowledge, confidence and practice of providing CKM with receipt of CKM-EMPOWER.
The investigators hypothesize that the CKM-EMPOWER will improve nephrology fellows' knowledge and confidence with delivering key elements of CKM.
Investigators will recruit 126 nephrology fellows from US fellowship programs and randomize participants in a 1:1 fashion to either receipt of the CKM-EMPOWER or non-receipt.
Participants will complete web-based surveys to assess knowledge and confidence with providing CKM between groups.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
4
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
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Washington
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Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108
- University of Washington
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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
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- nephrology fellow enrolled in US nephrology fellowship training program
Exclusion Criteria:
- none
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: Other
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: CKM-EMPOWER
Training videos
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CKM-EMPOWER is a series of 11 just-in-time educational videos on topics related to caring for patients who opt for CKM: CKM overview, dysgeusia, fatigue, restless leg syndrome, uremic pruiritis, cramping, pain, volume overload, electrolyte abnormalities, anticipatory grief, and actively dying patient.
Videos are approximately 5-10 minutes in length and intended to provide learners with a brief overiew on the definition of each issue, impact of the issue on a patient, assessment of the issue, and approaches to addressing the issue.
Videos conclude with references to additional resources on each topic for more in-depth self-study.
CKM-EMPOWER was created by a team comprised of a health educator, the principal investigator (nephrologist), a geriatrician and a physician dually trained in nephrology and palliative care and with feedback from a geriatric pharmacist and members of a national professional interest workgroup in kidney palliative care.
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No Intervention: Usual education
No training videos
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in CKM knowledge
Time Frame: 2 weeks
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Number of knowledge questions (total 44) about CKM answered correctly
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2 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Confidence with CKM
Time Frame: 2 weeks
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Self-rated confidence scores in practice of 11 different clinical topics related to CKM rated from 1-5, 5 being most confident
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2 weeks
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Challenges to CKM
Time Frame: 2 weeks
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Self-reported written qualitative description of challenges face with providing CKM
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2 weeks
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CKM practice change
Time Frame: 2 weeks
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Self-reported written qualitative description of ways in which providers will change the way they provide CKM following receipt of the intervention
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2 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
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 (Actual)
August 27, 2024
Primary Completion (Actual)
December 31, 2024
Study Completion (Actual)
December 31, 2024
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
August 5, 2024
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 27, 2024
First Posted (Actual)
August 29, 2024
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
July 30, 2025
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 27, 2025
Last Verified
July 1, 2025
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- STUDY00020971
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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