N/A
Completed N=36
Advance Care Planning With Older Patients Who Have End-stage Kidney Disease
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02631200 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
36
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2024
Primary outcomePrimary: Kidney Disease Quality — 75.4; 78.3; 78.4; 73.4 score on a scale
Summary
This study will test the feasibility of carrying out a randomised controlled trial, incorporating a mixed methods process evaluation, to evaluate advance care planning with older patients who have end-stage kidney disease.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Kidney Disease Quality |
75.4; 78.3; 78.4; 73.4; 46.9; 55.2 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Agreement Between the Patient and Their Nominated Carer in Terms of the Patient's Preferences |
10; 7; 7; 12; 7; 3 | — |
| SECONDARY Depression |
0.4; 0.4 | — |
| SECONDARY The Degree to Which the Patient Felt That They Had Shared in Decision-making. |
12; 11.2 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Attending the renal units taking part in the study
- Receiving renal replacement therapy
- Capacity to understand, retain, and weigh the necessary information and communicate their decisions
- Identified by their consultant as having worsening symptoms, functional decline, and two or more co-morbidities.
Exclusion Criteria
- Expected to die in the next three months
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02631200). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.