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Study of Patient Preferences in Dialysis Treatment Choice: a Discrete Choice Experiment
Led by University Hospital, Caen · Updated on 2026-04-17
500
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying factors that influence patients' choices between home dialysis and in-center hemodialysis for end-stage chronic renal failure. The study focuses on whether financial compensation, specifically a "third-person compensatory allowance" (DTP) available in France for home dialysis patients, affects the decision to choose home-based treatment. This observational research is conducted by University Hospital, Caen, and aims to explore how socioeconomic factors and financial support influence dialysis preferences. Participants will complete a questionnaire that includes sociodemographic questions and a series of 13 discrete choice experiments where they choose between different dialysis options. The two main options compared are home dialysis (peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis) with financial compensation (DTP) and in-center hemodialysis without compensation. The study examines patient preferences under these varying conditions. During the study enrollment, participants' preference coefficients for dialysis treatment attributes, including the monthly financial allowance, will be measured through their questionnaire responses. The involvement is limited to completing this questionnaire once at enrollment. The research aims to assess how financial incentives may impact dialysis treatment choice, without involving any treatment administration or clinical interventions. The study started in December 2025 and will continue through December 2027.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Study of Patient Preferences in Dialysis Treatment Choice: a Discrete Choice Experiment
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult patient
- Patient with advanced chronic kidney disease receiving pre-surgery information (presentation of methods)
- Patient enrolled in a social security program
- Patient able to read and understand French
- Patient able to complete the questionnaire (cognitive and sensory)
You will not qualify if you...
- Minor patients
- Patients transitioning from one method of extrarenal purification to another
- Patients requiring urgent dialysis
- Patients who cannot read or understand French
- Patients under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship, judicial protection)
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - Single assessment at study enrollment
Participants complete a questionnaire regarding their sociodemographic characteristics and choices about dialysis treatment options.
1 visit (in-person)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
CHU de Caen
Caen, France, 14000
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CHU
Caen, France, 14000
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Research Team
C
Clémence Tomadesso, Mrs
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
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Allocation
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Model
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Primary Purpose
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Number of Arms
1
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