A Video Decision Support Tool to Assist Elderly Patients in ESRD Treatment Decision-making

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Conditions studied: Chronic Kidney Disease, Decision-making

In brief

In the United States, it is estimated that there are approximately 630,000 patients who have ESRD with two-thirds of those patients subsequently receiving maintenance dialysis. Studies have demonstrated that the initiation and timing of dialysis for those with ESRD seem to vary widely regionally - confirming the uncertainty of the benefits of chronic dialysis in this population Pre-dialysis education programs inform patients of all of their options allowing them to choose renal replacement therapy that is most consistent with their wishes. Recent evidence has supported using different methods of delivering education including videos to complement standard clinical care practices to promote informed decision making. This proposed study will serve to examine the efficacy of a dialysis modality video decision support tool to inform chronic kidney disease patients of different dialytic and non-dialytic therapies.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02698722

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

100

Starts

2016-07-19

Expected to finish

2019-03-22

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-07

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English-speaking during clinical encounters
• Stage 4 or 5 CKD (defined by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration for estimation of GFR < 30 ml/min/1.73m2)

You may not qualify if…

• Known history of dementia
• Legally blind
• Listed for kidney transplant

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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