Group-based Chronic Kidney Disease Care

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Conditions studied: Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension

In brief

A two-group randomized clinical trial testing whether group-based care is feasible and will help improve blood pressure control in adult and adolescent patients with chronic kidney disease and hypertension.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02467894

Run by

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

People needed

60

Starts

2014-08-01

Expected to finish

2017-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-13

Who can join

Age: 12 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adolescent Age ≥12 years old
• Sufficient hearing, vision, and proficiency in English or Spanish to comprehend low- literacy printed educational materials and participate in group sessions (assessed by provider)
• Adult: (¬>21 years): Systolic blood pressure >140 at two clinic visits in the past year or >160 at one visit and Adolescent: (12-21 years) systolic blood pressure >95 percentile (based on sex and age) at 2 clinic visits in the past year
• For adults: Stage 3-5 CKD (eGFR<60 ml/min/1.73m2)
• For adolescents: evidence of kidney damage (albuminuria, congenital anomalies of the kidney or urinary tract) and hypertension
• Prescription for anti-hypertensive medication (in adults)
• Unwillingness to accept random assignment
• Unwillingness to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Transplanted organ
• Rapidly deteriorating kidney function with the expectation for initiation of dialysis in less than 6 months
• Plans to relocate out of New York City in the next 6 months

Where it is running

• Albert Einstein College of Medicine — The Bronx, New York, United States

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