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Health Communication Application for Chronic Kidney Disease (WISHED Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By Scott K Brimble, MD
Research Sponsored by St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 year
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WISHED Trial Summary

This study involves Chronic Kidney Disease patients that must choose the type of dialysis therapy they ultimately wish to perform. These patients receive education regarding dialysis types from nurses and Nephrologists at a Kidney Function Program. The investigators have developed a web-based Interactive Health Communication Application that could provide more education and support to patients about their dialysis choices. The investigators will compare patients that will receive usual care dialysis education versus patients that will receive additional education through this web-based application. The investigators feel that this tool may increase the proportion of patients who start home dialysis, which offers advantages such as improvement in quality of life and deceased overall healthcare costs, over hospital hemodialysis.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Kidney Disease

WISHED Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Number of patients that start home-based dialysis.
Secondary outcome measures
Increase in decision making and social support.
Increase in dialysis knowledge
Mortality differences
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WISHED Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: usual careActive Control1 Intervention
Group II: Health Communication ApplicationActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

St. Joseph's Healthcare HamiltonLead Sponsor
196 Previous Clinical Trials
25,392 Total Patients Enrolled
McMaster UniversityOTHER
885 Previous Clinical Trials
2,598,191 Total Patients Enrolled
Scott K Brimble, MDPrincipal InvestigatorSt. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
1 Previous Clinical Trials
22 Total Patients Enrolled

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~12 spots leftby May 2025