Peer-mentoring, Quality of Life and Caregiver Burden in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Their Caregivers

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Conditions studied: Chronic Kidney Disease

In brief

Receiving supportive mentoring from well-adjusted individuals who share similar experiences has had a positive influence on adjustment with some chronic diseases. In this study, patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and caregivers of such patients will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) face-to-face PFPP-individuals will receive six months of PFPP peer-mentoring, along with an informational text; (2) online PFPP-individuals will receive six months of online peer-mentoring modeled after the PFPP program, along with an informational text; and (3) information-only control group-individuals will receive the text of the material provided to the other two groups. The study team's decision to include an online version is based on suggestions by previous participants who indicated that this would be convenient for individuals for whom distance and geographic location are major considerations of participation. The investigators expect that both face-to-face and online peer-mentorship programs will result in improved quality of life among patients with advanced kidney disease and decreased feeling of burden among caregivers of these patients. The investigators also expect that mentorship will lead to improved engagement of patients in their own care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02429115

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

241

Starts

2015-02-12

Expected to finish

2018-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosed with stage 4 or 5 CKD by a physician / or caregiver to a patient with stage 4 or 5 CKD;
• at least 18 years of age;
• able to read and write in English at the 8th grade level;
• access to computer with internet and email capability

You may not qualify if…

• inability to provide consent;
• younger than 18 years of age;
• prisoners

Where it is running

• Kidney Foundation of Central Pennsylvania — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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