Status:

COMPLETED

Pathways Project: Kidney Supportive Care

Lead Sponsor:

George Washington University

Collaborating Sponsors:

West Virginia University Research Corporation

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Conditions:

Kidney Diseases

Chronic Kidney Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The Pathways Collaborative is the first attempt to implement supportive (palliative) kidney care at multiple sites in the United States. While supportive kidney care is growing in other countries, not...

Detailed Description

Aim 1: Hold Breakthrough Collaborative for integrating supportive care into kidney care. To achieve an overall improvement in aligning treatment with patient values and preferences, satisfaction with...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Criteria
  • Patients at least 18 years old who are currently being treated by participating dialysis center.
  • Dialysis patients identified as "seriously ill" by screening with "surprise question"- a validated tool that identifies patients with elevated mortality risk. The treating nephrologist or nurse practitioner or dialysis nurse answers whether they would be surprised if the patient died in the next 6 months.

Exclusion

  • Patients with impaired cognitive decision making processes as determined by a screening tool.
  • Patients who speak language other than English or Spanish.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

476 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04125537

Start Date

November 1 2018

End Date

October 31 2020

Last Update

September 13 2023

Active Locations (13)

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Page 1 of 4 (13 locations)

1

Kidney Center of Arvada

Arvada, Colorado, United States, 80002

2

Thornton Kidney Center

Thornton, Colorado, United States, 80229

3

Kidney Center of Westminster

Westminster, Colorado, United States, 80031

4

George Washington University

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20052