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Family TIME: A Family-focused Nursing Intervention for Adults Receiving Haemodialysis and Their Families

31 de agosto de 2026 actualizado por: University of Southern Denmark

Family TIME: Protocol for a Randomised Mixed-methods Feasibility Study of a Family-focused Nursing Intervention for Adults Receiving Haemodialysis and Their Families

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a structured family conversation intervention can be delivered in a feasible and acceptable way to adults living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and their family members. The study will also explore whether the intervention and study procedures are suitable for a future larger clinical trial.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Can adults with CKD and their family members be successfully recruited, enrolled, and retained throughout the study? Is the Family Time intervention acceptable and practical for patients, family members, and healthcare professionals? Are the study procedures and selected questionnaires appropriate for evaluating a future larger trial? Does the intervention show potential to support family functioning and well-being?

Researchers will compare the Family Time intervention plus usual care with usual care alone.

Participants will:

Complete questionnaires before and after the study period. Be allocated to either the Family Time intervention or usual care. If allocated to the intervention group, participate in three structured family conversations over approximately 8 weeks, with the option of one additional follow-up conversation.

If allocated to the intervention group, be invited to take part in an interview about their experiences after completing the intervention.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Aún no reclutando

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

Adults living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience substantial physical, emotional, and social challenges that extend beyond the individual and influence everyday family life. Family members frequently take on important supportive roles while simultaneously experiencing changes in family routines, responsibilities, communication, and well-being. Although family involvement is recognised as an important component of person-centred CKD care, structured family-focused interventions remain limited, and evidence supporting their implementation in routine nephrology practice is scarce.

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of Family Time, a nurse-led family-focused intervention developed to support communication, shared understanding, and relational well-being among adults living with CKD and their families. The intervention has been developed following the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions and informed by evidence synthesis, qualitative research, stakeholder workshops, and patient and family involvement.

A mixed-methods randomised feasibility trial will be conducted at two in-centre haemodialysis units in Denmark. Adults receiving in-centre haemodialysis and at least one participating family member will be allocated to either the Family Time intervention plus usual care or usual care alone. The intervention consists of three structured family conversations delivered over approximately 8 weeks, with the option of one additional follow-up conversation. Sessions are facilitated by the principal investigator and may be delivered face-to-face, online, or by telephone according to family preferences and practical circumstances.

The primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and study procedures, including recruitment, retention, intervention delivery, questionnaire completion, and participant experiences. Secondary exploratory outcomes include family functioning, individual well-being, and family communication, assessed using the Iceland Expressive Family Functioning Questionnaire (ICE-EFFQ), the WHO-5 Well-Being Index, and post-intervention qualitative interviews.

The findings will inform refinement of both the intervention and study procedures and determine whether progression to a future definitive randomised controlled trial is warranted.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Estimado)

60

Fase

  • No aplica

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Estudio Contacto

  • Nombre: Jeannett A Klitgaard, Master of Science in Nursing
  • Número de teléfono: +4540478192
  • Correo electrónico: jekl@ucl.dk

Ubicaciones de estudio

      • Odense, Dinamarca
        • Odense University Hospital
        • Contacto:

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Adulto
  • Adulto Mayor

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patient aged 18 years or older
  • Currently receiving in-centre haemodialysis for CKD
  • Has received in-centre haemodialysis for at least 3 months
  • Able to read, speak, and understand Danish
  • Able to provide written informed consent
  • Able to identify at least one family member willing to participate
  • Participating family member aged 18 years or older
  • Participating family member able to speak and understand Danish
  • Participating family member able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Documented cognitive impairment preventing informed consent or participation
  • Clinically assessed as too physically or psychologically unwell to participate
  • Unable to participate in Danish
  • Currently receiving structured family therapy or another family-focused psychosocial intervention

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Cuidados de apoyo
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Sin intervención: Usual care
Participants allocated to the control group will receive usual care provided by the participating haemodialysis units throughout the study period.
Experimental: Family Time + Usual Care
Participants allocated to the intervention group will receive the Family Time intervention in addition to usual care.
Participants allocated to the intervention group will receive the Family Time intervention in addition to usual care. The intervention consists of three structured family conversations delivered over approximately 8 weeks, with the option of one additional follow-up session. Conversations are facilitated by the principal investigator and may be delivered face-to-face, online, or by telephone according to family preferences and practical circumstances.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Recruitment rate
Periodo de tiempo: From the first family conversation to completion of the intervention, up to 8 weeks.
Number and proportion of eligible family units recruited into the study.
From the first family conversation to completion of the intervention, up to 8 weeks.
Retention rate
Periodo de tiempo: 8 weeks after baseline
Number and proportion of participants completing follow-up.
8 weeks after baseline
Intervention delivery
Periodo de tiempo: From the first family conversation through completion of the intervention, up to 8 weeks.
Number and proportion of planned structured facilitated family conversations completed according to protocol.
From the first family conversation through completion of the intervention, up to 8 weeks.
Intervention acceptability
Periodo de tiempo: 8 weeks after baseline
Acceptability assessed using the Danish version of the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM).
8 weeks after baseline
Study procedures
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and Week 9
Questionnaire completion rate, follow-up completion and completeness of data collection procedures.
Baseline and Week 9
Implementation considerations
Periodo de tiempo: Throughout the 8-week intervention period and at post-intervention interview in Week 9
Barriers and facilitators identified through intervention logs, facilitator field notes and qualitative interviews.
Throughout the 8-week intervention period and at post-intervention interview in Week 9

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Family functioning
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and 8 weeks after baseline.
Family functioning will be assessed using the Iceland Expressive Family Functioning Questionnaire (ICE-EFFQ), a 17-item questionnaire assessing expressive family functioning, including communication, emotional expression, collaboration and family relationships. Total scores range from 17 to 85, with higher scores indicating more positive expressive family functioning.
Baseline and 8 weeks after baseline.
Individual well-being
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and 8 weeks after baseline.
Subjective well-being will be assessed using the World Health Organization Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5). Raw scores range from 0 to 25 and are transformed to a scale from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater subjective well-being.
Baseline and 8 weeks after baseline.

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Colaboradores

Investigadores

  • Director de estudio: Hanne Agerskov, Professor, Odense University Hospital

Publicaciones y enlaces útiles

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Publicaciones Generales

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Estimado)

10 de agosto de 2026

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

31 de marzo de 2027

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

31 de mayo de 2027

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

6 de julio de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

31 de agosto de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

3 de septiembre de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

3 de septiembre de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

31 de agosto de 2026

Última verificación

1 de julio de 2026

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • Family TIME

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?

SÍ

Descripción del plan IPD

De-identified individual participant data underlying the results reported in publications will be made available upon reasonable request, subject to approval by the study investigators, applicable ethical approvals, institutional policies, and Danish data protection regulations.

Marco de tiempo para compartir IPD

Beginning 3 months after publication of the primary results and continuing for 5 years.

Criterios de acceso compartido de IPD

Data will be available to qualified researchers for scientifically sound research purposes following publication of the primary study results. Requests will be reviewed by the study investigators and the data controller.

Tipo de información de apoyo para compartir IPD

  • PROTOCOLO DE ESTUDIO
  • SAVIA
  • CIF

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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