Integrated Palliative Care With Nephrology Care
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: CKD
In brief
This study is a pilot randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of integrated ambulatory supportive care visits with standard nephrology outpatient visits for six months in patients with advanced CKD. The study team hypothesizes that patients in the integrated care arm will trend towards improved symptom burden, improved quality of life scores and more engagement in advance care planning. Primary objectives: To test the impact of integrated ambulatory supportive care in nephrology care on symptom burden. Secondary: To test the impact of integrated ambulatory supportive care on quality of life and engagement in advance care planning and to demonstrate study feasibility.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04998110
- Run by
- NYU Langone Health
- People needed
- 84
- Starts
- 2022-01-05
- Expected to finish
- 2025-04-17
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-07-09
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age ≥ 18
- Documented diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease stage IV or V
- Speaks Spanish or English fluently
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and lifestyle considerations and availability for the duration of the study.
You may not qualify if…
- Exposure to supportive/palliative care in the last six months either inpatient or outpatient.
- Presence of a condition(s) or diagnosis, either physical or psychological, or physical exam finding that precludes participation, for example not being able to cognitively understand the questions or to provide informed consent.
- Pregnant women.
- Not fluent in either English or Spanish
- Any urgent supportive/palliative care needs identified on screening interview.
Where it is running
- NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue — New York, New York, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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