Advance Care Planning Coaching for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Chronic Kidney Diseases
In brief
This project will develop and test a model intervention for Advance Care Planning (ACP) for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) cared for in nephrology clinics that have the capacity to consult with or refer to palliative care. Specifically, we will compare the effectiveness of having a trained ACP coach meet in person with patients to discuss their goals and preferences vs. providing patients with a packet of material to review on their own and then discuss with their nephrologist at their initiation. Hypothesis: In patients aged 55 or older with stage 3-5 Chronic Kidney Disease cared for in a CKD outpatient clinic, an advance care planning process that involves in-person meetings with a trained ACP coach will be more effective than providing patients with printed educational materials alone.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03506087
- Run by
- George Washington University
- People needed
- 288
- Starts
- 2018-05-15
- Expected to finish
- 2020-03-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-07-09
Who can join
Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Stage 3-5
- Age 55 or older
- English speaking
- Patient at participating CKD clinic
You may not qualify if…
- Receiving dialysis
- Kidney transplant recipient
- Cognitively impaired or otherwise not competent to participate (as deemed by treating nephrologist and research staff)
- Participation contra-indicated for patient's health (as deemed by treating nephrologist)
Where it is running
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
- Renal & Transplant Associates of New England — Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Mountain Kidney & Hypertension Associates — Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Kidney Clinic — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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