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

31 agosto 2026 aggiornato da: 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.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Non ancora reclutamento

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Descrizione dettagliata

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 di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Stimato)

60

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

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Contatto studio

  • Nome: Jeannett A Klitgaard, Master of Science in Nursing
  • Numero di telefono: +4540478192
  • Email: jekl@ucl.dk

Luoghi di studio

  • Danimarca
      • Odense, Danimarca
        • Odense University Hospital
        • Contatto:

Criteri di partecipazione

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Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

  • Adulto
  • Adulto più anziano

Accetta volontari sani

No

Descrizione

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

Piano di studio

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Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Terapia di supporto
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione parallela
  • Mascheramento: Nessuno (etichetta aperta)

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Nessun intervento: Usual care
Participants allocated to the control group will receive usual care provided by the participating haemodialysis units throughout the study period.
Sperimentale: Family Time + Usual Care
Participants allocated to the intervention group will receive the Family Time intervention in addition to usual care.
Altro: Family TIME
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.

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Recruitment rate
Lasso di tempo: 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
Lasso di tempo: 8 weeks after baseline
Number and proportion of participants completing follow-up.
8 weeks after baseline
Intervention delivery
Lasso di tempo: 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
Lasso di tempo: 8 weeks after baseline
Acceptability assessed using the Danish version of the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM).
8 weeks after baseline
Study procedures
Lasso di tempo: Baseline and Week 9
Questionnaire completion rate, follow-up completion and completeness of data collection procedures.
Baseline and Week 9
Implementation considerations
Lasso di tempo: 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

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Family functioning
Lasso di tempo: 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
Lasso di tempo: 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.

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Sponsor

University of Southern Denmark

Collaboratori

Odense University Hospital
Griffith University

Investigatori

  • Direttore dello studio: Hanne Agerskov, Professor, Odense University Hospital

Pubblicazioni e link utili

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Pubblicazioni generali

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio (Stimato)

10 agosto 2026

Completamento primario (Stimato)

31 marzo 2027

Completamento dello studio (Stimato)

31 maggio 2027

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

6 luglio 2026

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

31 agosto 2026

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

3 settembre 2026

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

3 settembre 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

31 agosto 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 luglio 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Parole chiave

Termini MeSH pertinenti aggiuntivi

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • Family TIME

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

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Descrizione del piano 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.

Periodo di condivisione IPD

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

Criteri di accesso alla condivisione 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 di informazioni di supporto alla condivisione IPD

  • STUDIO_PROTOCOLLO
  • LINFA
  • ICF

Informazioni su farmaci e dispositivi, documenti di studio

Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

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