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COordiNated CommuNication, Education, and Care Transitions After Acute Kidney Injury (CONNECT-AKI)- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (CONNECT-AKI)

29. maj 2026 opdateret af: Northwell Health

CONNECT-AKI: COordiNated CommuNication, Education, and Care Transitions After Acute Kidney Injury - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether different ways of providing information and follow-up support after acute kidney injury, also called AKI, can improve care transitions for adults being discharged from the hospital. AKI is a sudden decrease in kidney function that can occur during a hospital stay.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

  • Does an AKI discharge summary template improve communication about AKI after hospital discharge?
  • Does a chat-based educational messaging program improve patient understanding of AKI and support follow-up care after hospital discharge?
  • Researchers will compare usual care, an AKI discharge summary template, a chat-based educational messaging program, and the combination of the discharge summary template plus chat-based messaging.

Researchers will compare four groups:

  • Usual care
  • An AKI discharge summary template
  • A chat-based educational messaging program
  • Both the AKI discharge summary template and the chat-based educational messaging program

Participants will complete questionnaires at the start of the study and about 4 weeks after hospital discharge. Participants will also receive a brief phone call about 3 months after discharge, and the research team will review their medical record for information about follow-up care, lab testing, emergency department visits, and hospital readmissions.

Studieoversigt

Status

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Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Acute kidney injury, also called AKI, is a common complication during hospitalization and is associated with increased risk of poor outcomes after discharge, including incomplete kidney recovery, medication-related safety concerns, emergency department visits, and hospital readmissions. Despite these risks, information about AKI and recommended follow-up care may not always be communicated clearly to patients or outpatient clinicians during the transition from hospital to home.

This pilot randomized clinical trial will evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effects of two care transition strategies for adults hospitalized with AKI. The strategies include an AKI discharge summary template designed to improve communication with outpatient clinicians, and a chat-based educational messaging program designed to provide patients with AKI-related information after discharge.

Participants will be assigned to one of four study groups: usual care, the AKI discharge summary template, the chat-based educational messaging program, or both the discharge summary template and chat-based messaging. The study will assess whether these strategies are feasible to deliver and acceptable to participants, and whether they improve patient knowledge, perceived preparedness, communication about AKI, and completion of recommended follow-up care after hospital discharge.

Participants will complete study questionnaires and allow the research team to review their medical records for information related to kidney function monitoring, follow-up care, emergency department visits, and hospital readmissions. The results of this pilot study will help inform the design of a larger future trial to improve care transitions for patients recovering from AKI.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Anslået)

160

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

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Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

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Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Hospitalized with Stage 2 or Stage 3 acute kidney injury
  • Kidney function has not returned to baseline at the time of hospital discharge
  • Able to communicate in English
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Willing and able to participate in study procedures independently or with assistance from a patient-designated care partner

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute kidney injury requiring ongoing dialysis at the time of hospital discharge
  • End-stage kidney disease
  • Kidney transplant recipient
  • Currently pregnant
  • Documented cognitive impairment that precludes informed consent
  • Receiving hospice or comfort-focused end-of-life care

Studieplan

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Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Ingen indgriben: Usual Care
Participants assigned to this group will receive usual hospital discharge care. No additional study discharge summary template or chat-based educational messaging program will be provided as part of the intervention.
Eksperimentel: AKI Discharge Summary Template
Participants in this group will receive usual hospital discharge care plus use of an AKI discharge summary template. The template is designed to support communication of AKI-related information and recommended follow-up care during the transition from hospital to outpatient care.
The AKI discharge summary template provides structured AKI-related information for the hospital discharge summary, including information about the AKI episode and recommended follow-up care. The template is intended to improve communication during the transition from hospital to outpatient care.
Eksperimentel: Chat-Based Educational Messaging Program
Participants in this group will receive usual hospital discharge care plus access to a chat-based educational messaging program after hospital discharge. The program provides plain-language AKI education and follow-up support through a secure web-based chat-style interface.
The chat-based educational messaging program provides AKI-related educational messages after hospital discharge. Messages are delivered through a secure web-based chat-style interface and are designed to support patient understanding of AKI, post-discharge follow-up, and kidney-related care after hospitalization.
Eksperimentel: AKI Discharge Summary Template + Chat-Based Educational Messaging Program
Participants in this group will receive usual hospital discharge care plus both study interventions: use of the AKI discharge summary template and access to the chat-based educational messaging program after hospital discharge.
The AKI discharge summary template provides structured AKI-related information for the hospital discharge summary, including information about the AKI episode and recommended follow-up care. The template is intended to improve communication during the transition from hospital to outpatient care.
The chat-based educational messaging program provides AKI-related educational messages after hospital discharge. Messages are delivered through a secure web-based chat-style interface and are designed to support patient understanding of AKI, post-discharge follow-up, and kidney-related care after hospitalization.

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Feasibility: Eligible patient enrollment
Tidsramme: Enrollment period
Percentage of eligible patients enrolled among those approached.
Enrollment period
Feasibility: Participant retention
Tidsramme: Baseline to 3 months after discharge
Percentage of enrolled participants who complete the follow-up assessment.
Baseline to 3 months after discharge
Feasibility: Successful delivery of assigned intervention components
Tidsramme: Hospital discharge through 4 weeks after discharge
Percentage of participants assigned to an intervention arm who receive the assigned intervention component or components as intended, including the AKI discharge summary template and/or chat-based educational messaging program.
Hospital discharge through 4 weeks after discharge

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
AKI Knowledge Score
Tidsramme: 4 weeks after hospital discharge
Participant AKI knowledge score measured using a study questionnaire.
4 weeks after hospital discharge
Patient experience during care transitions
Tidsramme: 4 weeks after hospital discharge
Patient-reported care transition experience measured using a validated transition-of-care instrument, such as the Care Transitions Measure-15.
4 weeks after hospital discharge
Self-management behaviors related to kidney health
Tidsramme: 4 weeks after hospital discharge
Participant-reported self-management behaviors related to kidney health after hospital discharge, assessed using a study questionnaire.
4 weeks after hospital discharge
Adherence to outpatient follow-up appointments
Tidsramme: 4 weeks after hospital discharge, and 3 months after hospital discharge
Percentage of participants who complete follow-up with a primary care provider or specialist after hospital discharge, assessed by participant report and/or medical record review.
4 weeks after hospital discharge, and 3 months after hospital discharge
Patient-reported discussion of AKI with outpatient provider
Tidsramme: 4 weeks after hospital discharge
Percentage of participants who report discussing AKI or kidney-related follow-up needs with an outpatient provider after hospital discharge.
4 weeks after hospital discharge

Andre resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Hospital readmission
Tidsramme: Within 4 weeks and within 3 months after hospital discharge
Percentage of participants readmitted to the hospital after discharge from the index hospitalization.
Within 4 weeks and within 3 months after hospital discharge
Kidney function trajectory after discharge
Tidsramme: Within 4 weeks and within 3 months after hospital discharge
Kidney function status after hospital discharge, categorized as improved, stable, worsened, or requiring dialysis, based on available laboratory and clinical data.
Within 4 weeks and within 3 months after hospital discharge

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Samarbejdspartnere

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Jia Hwei Ng, MD, MSCE, Northwell Health

Publikationer og nyttige links

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Generelle publikationer

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart (Anslået)

1. juni 2026

Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)

31. december 2026

Studieafslutning (Anslået)

30. oktober 2027

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

29. maj 2026

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

29. maj 2026

Først opslået (Faktiske)

4. juni 2026

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

4. juni 2026

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

29. maj 2026

Sidst verificeret

1. maj 2026

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • 26-0133
  • K23DK132459 (U.S. NIH-bevilling/kontrakt)

Plan for individuelle deltagerdata (IPD)

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IPD-planbeskrivelse

Individual participant data will not be shared at this time because this is a pilot feasibility study, and the dataset is expected to be small and potentially identifiable due to the clinical context, recruitment sites, hospitalization timing, and post-discharge care details. Aggregate study results may be shared through presentations and publications. The IPD sharing plan may be updated in the future if appropriate approvals, de-identification procedures, and data use agreements are established.

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