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Evaluation of a Virtual Home Dialysis Mentoring Program (Home) (HOME)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04806126
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : March 19, 2021
Last Update Posted : March 22, 2021
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Satellite Healthcare

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

The Investigator plans to establish a virtual platform for home dialysis physician mentoring with the intent to:

  1. Formulate a practical, interactive, virtual curriculum in home dialysis
  2. Provide dedicated video conferences in home dialysis mentorship
  3. Measure knowledge awareness and attitudes towards home dialysis

Condition or disease
End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis Home Dialysis

Detailed Description:

Home-based kidney replacement therapy offers enhanced quality of life and clinical advantages compared to conventional in-center hemodialysis. Globally, there is an increased awareness of home dialysis. However, there is a lack of mentoring centers to support new programs and/or nephrologists to initiate and grow home dialysis.1, 2 Critical prerequisites for a successful mentoring relationship include:

  • Established excellence in home dialysis in the mentor center
  • Willingness from both mentors and mentees to participate in the program
  • Engaging, high quality clinical content, including sharing of best practices
  • Lack of system barriers to establish home dialysis
  • Dedicated metrics to measure success of the program

The Investigator plans to establish a virtual platform with the intent to:

  1. Formulate a practical, interactive, virtual curriculum in home dialysis
  2. Provide dedicated video conferences in home dialysis mentorship
  3. Measure knowledge awareness and attitudes towards home dialysis

The Investigator hypothesizes that an effective, sustained mentorship program will increase knowledge and awareness of home dialysis and will ultimately enhance overall home dialysis adoption.

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 200 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Evaluation of a Virtual Home Dialysis Mentoring Program (Home)
Actual Study Start Date : March 19, 2021
Estimated Primary Completion Date : March 31, 2022
Estimated Study Completion Date : March 31, 2022

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MedlinePlus related topics: Dialysis

Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort
Virtual Mentoring Program Participants
Physicians credentialed at Satellite Healthcare will be eligible to participate along with nephrology fellows from training programs affiliated with credentialed physicians.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. The change in participants' self-reported knowledge awareness. [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
    The change in participants' self-reported knowledge awareness (as assessed by self- reported expertise rating).

  2. The change in participants' perception of home dialysis adoption [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
    The change in participants' perception of home dialysis adoption as assessed by the percentage of home dialysis patients relative to conventional in-center hemodialysis at baseline versus the end of the study.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Number of registered participants [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
    Number of physicians who register for the program

  2. Number of participants attending each session [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
    Number of physicians who participate in each mentoring Session

  3. Change in the percentage of patients using home dialysis [ Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year ]
    Change between baseline and end of study in the number of home dialysis patients


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Physicians credentialed at Satellite Healthcare will be eligible to participate along with nephrology fellows from training programs affiliated with credentialed physicians.
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Credentialed physicians at Satellite Healthcare
  • Nephrology fellows at nephrology training program affiliated with Satellite Healthcare credentialed physician

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any person who does not meet the inclusion criteria
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04806126


Contacts
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Contact: Graham E Abra, MD 650-404-3600 abrag@satellitehealth.com

Locations
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United States, California
Satellite Healthcare, Inc. Recruiting
San Jose, California, United States, 95128
Contact: Graham E Abra, MD    650-404-3600    abrag@satellitehealth.com   
Principal Investigator: Graham E Abra, MD         
Sponsors and Collaborators
Satellite Healthcare
More Information
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Publications:

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Responsible Party: Satellite Healthcare
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04806126    
Other Study ID Numbers: SP132_Home
First Posted: March 19, 2021    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 22, 2021
Last Verified: March 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Kidney Diseases
Urologic Diseases
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Renal Insufficiency