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NCT number NCT02722382
Other study ID # Pro00074588
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 31, 2017
Est. completion date October 31, 2020

Study information

Verified date March 2024
Source Duke University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Objective: The investigators will change the health system to improve care patients receive as they transition through earlier stages of kidney disease toward kidney failure. They will study whether these changes lead to patients' improved health and well-being. Methods: The investigators will conduct this study in Geisinger Health System kidney specialty clinics. The study will implement 'Patient Centered Kidney Transitions Care' which will (1) give doctors tools to help them recognize when patients should prepare for kidney failure and help them support patients' early and informed treatment decisions; and (2) add a 'Kidney Transitions Specialist' to the health care team to help patients learn about kidney disease, learn self-care skills, make informed decisions, get psychosocial support, and coordinate their care. Four (4) clinics will be randomly assigned to provide Patient Centered Kidney Transitions Care, and four (4) to provide their usual care. The investigators will study differences in patients' outcomes among those treated in clinics providing Patient Centered Kidney Transitions Care compared to those treated in clinics providing usual care. Patient Outcomes: Patients have told us they want to have 'control' over their disease transitions and to have the best quality of life possible. The investigators will measure patients' empowerment, confidence with their self-care, their decisions to start self-care treatments for kidney failure, and their hospitalizations. They will also measure whether doctors record patients' treatment preferences in the medical record before patients develop kidney failure. Patient and Stakeholder Engagement: This study responds to reports from hundreds of patients and caregivers who want better care. Patients and caregivers from around the US are part of our investigative team, and they will participate in all aspects of our study. The investigators are also engaging key stakeholders in the kidney community, including patients, providers, payers, and regulators. Anticipated Impact: If effective, Patient Centered Kidney Transitions Care will provide a model of care can improve the lives of patients and families with kidney disease across the US.


Description:

Background and Significance Chronic kidney disease affects 20 million US adults who experience multifold excess morbidity and mortality compared to the general public. Over 115,000 patients develop kidney failure each year. For these patients, disease is often accompanied by unpredictable rapid rates of kidney function decline in its later stages. Unpredictable declines in kidney function commonly result in poorly planned transitions from seemingly stable chronic disease management to urgent or emergent needs for kidney failure treatments. These sudden transitions are often medically and psychologically traumatic for patients. Without advance planning and support, most patients initiate dialysis emergently, and they are unprepared to undergo substantial life changes and disability associated with treatments such as thrice-weekly hemodialysis. They also miss important early opportunities to select treatments (e.g., self care dialysis at home or kidney transplants) that could align with their values and improve their health. Since it is difficult to predict who will suddenly develop kidney failure, all patients with later stage CKD should (a) be equipped to manage risks for disease progression and (b) learn about treatment options for kidney failure with enough time to understand and plan for possible treatments. Plans for some treatments, such as kidney transplant, are complex, requiring multiple referrals, diagnostic tests, and medical visits. The loss of kidney function is also, in some cases, accompanied by cognitive decline or by emotional disturbances (including denial, fear, or depression). As a result, patients need time to assimilate information and support to help them make informed decisions, coordinate their care, and obtain psychosocial help. Health system support for patients' kidney disease transitions is often inadequate. As a result, patients have poor understanding of kidney disease treatments, feel care is not patient centered, and are 'blind-sided' by the seemingly catastrophic initiation of dialysis-- causing suffering and receipt of treatments they don't want. Efficacious educational, psychosocial, and care management interventions exist, but they are implemented in piecemeal fashion and are not readily accessible. Health system infrastructure and resources enabling integrated delivery of efficacious interventions may be the crucial missing link to ensuring patients' are supported through their to kidney failure and to improving their health and well-being. Study Aims The investigators seek to improve health systems' capacities to provide comprehensive care for patients as they transition from chronic kidney disease to kidney failure. Specifically, they will: 1. Establish a Patient Centered Kidney Transitions Care infrastructure that (a) prioritizes kidney patients' informed self-care and treatment decisions and (b) supports patients through their transitions across kidney disease stages by providing education, psychosocial support, and biomedical preparation 2. Study the effectiveness of the new Patient Centered Kidney Transitions Care infrastructure to improve patients' values-aligned kidney care, empowerment, and well-being Study Description The investigators will perform a cluster randomized controlled trial among 8 nephrology clinics in Geisinger Health System. Clinics provide nephrology care for over 2.6 million patients in 44 rural and suburban counties in eastern Pennsylvania. The study will target adults (age >18 years) with estimated glomerular filtration rates of <30 ml/min/1.73m2 or increased risk of disease progression. Practice populations are substantially rural with moderate to low education and advanced age. Practices serve 997 patients, and we anticipate 498 patients in each arm (each arm comprised of 4 practices). In four clinics, the investigators will implement 'Patient Centered Kidney Transitions Care'. This intervention will implement two major health system changes, including (1) new electronic health information tools to alert providers when patients need kidney transitions care and to help them establish patients' preference aligned care; and (2) add a 'Kidney Transitions Specialist' to the health care team plus resources to support patients' transitions. Electronic health information tools will include (a) a disease registry and personalized risk prediction tools to prompt physicians when patients need transitions support and prepare patients for kidney failure when the time is right, and (b) a modular computer application which will help patients enter their values and treatment preferences into their own health records and help providers track their care. The Kidney Transitions Specialist will (1) facilitate patients' education and engage in shared decision-making with patients and caregivers; (2) empower patients to improve self-care through behavioral training; (3) engage peer and professional social and emotional support; (4) navigate patients through multi-step biomedical plans; and (5) advocate for aligning patients' care with their values. We will compare outcomes in clinics implementing Patient Centered Kidney Transitions Care to outcomes in four clinics that will proceed with routine nephrology care, which does not include health information tools or changes to the health care team or programs. Primary outcomes will measure patients' empowerment, self-efficacy with self-care, decisions to start self-care treatments, and hospitalizations. The investigators will also measure documentation of patients' preferences in the electronic health record. These outcomes were chosen because patients have told us they want to feel they have 'control' over their disease and they want the best quality of life possible. Long term, these findings will provide important information on how to improve the health and well being of patients as they transition from chronic kidney disease to kidney failure. If effective, this work will provide a model that can be replicated by health systems across the US.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 1572
Est. completion date October 31, 2020
Est. primary completion date October 30, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Currently receiving care at Geisinger nephrology practices - Age 18 and older - Advanced Kidney disease (determined by estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) or presence of albuminuria) Exclusion Criteria: - None

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
Patient-Centered Kidney Transitions Care
In a multi-faceted pragmatic approach, the intervention will 1) implement new electronic health information tools to help providers recognize patents in need of Kidney Transitions Care and focus their attention on patients' values and treatment preferences; and 2) implement a Kidney Transitions Specialist who will provide and facilitate integrated delivery of patient support programs that provide patients with knowledge, skills, and assistance to manage their disease, make high-quality treatment decisions, obtain needed psychosocial support, and navigate complex treatment plans.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Duke University Geisinger Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, University of South Carolina

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in % patients feeling in control of their decision-making Change in % patients feeling in control of their decision-making Baseline, 36 months
Primary Change in number of Hospitalizations Change in number of Hospitalizations Baseline, 36 months
Primary Change in % patients with advance directives for kidney care Change in % patients with advance directives for kidney care Baseline, 36 months
Secondary Change in % self-care patients with biomedical care plans Change in % self-care patients with biomedical care plans Baseline, 36 months
Secondary Change in % patients with values aligned care Change in % patients with values aligned care Baseline, 36 months
Secondary Change in % patients with preferences for renal replacement therapy documented Change in % patients with preferences for renal replacement therapy Baseline, 36 months
Secondary Change in % patients with emergency dialysis initiation Change in % patients with emergency dialysis initiation Baseline, 36 months
Secondary Change in months to kidney failure Change in months to kidney failure Baseline, 36 months
Secondary Change in % patients with vascular access (e.g., fistula) in place at dialysis initiation Change in % patients with vascular access (e.g., fistula) in place at dialysis 36 months
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