COordiNated CommuNication, Education, and Care Transitions After Acute Kidney Injury (CONNECT-AKI)- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
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Conditions studied: Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether different ways of providing information and follow-up support after acute kidney injury, also called AKI, can improve care transitions for adults being discharged from the hospital. AKI is a sudden decrease in kidney function that can occur during a hospital stay. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Does an AKI discharge summary template improve communication about AKI after hospital discharge? * Does a chat-based educational messaging program improve patient understanding of AKI and support follow-up care after hospital discharge? * Researchers will compare usual care, an AKI discharge summary template, a chat-based educational messaging program, and the combination of the discharge summary template plus chat-based messaging. Researchers will compare four groups: * Usual care * An AKI discharge summary template * A chat-based educational messaging program * Both the AKI discharge summary template and the chat-based educational messaging program Participants will complete questionnaires at the start of the study and about 4 weeks after hospital discharge. Participants will also receive a brief phone call about 3 months after discharge, and the research team will review their medical record for information about follow-up care, lab testing, emergency department visits, and hospital readmissions.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07626268
- Run by
- Northwell Health
- People needed
- 160
- Starts
- 2026-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2027-10-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-04
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18 years or older
- Hospitalized with Stage 2 or Stage 3 acute kidney injury
- Kidney function has not returned to baseline at the time of hospital discharge
- Able to communicate in English
- Able to provide informed consent
- Willing and able to participate in study procedures independently or with assistance from a patient-designated care partner
You may not qualify if…
- Acute kidney injury requiring ongoing dialysis at the time of hospital discharge
- End-stage kidney disease
- Kidney transplant recipient
- Currently pregnant
- Documented cognitive impairment that precludes informed consent
- Receiving hospice or comfort-focused end-of-life care
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