N18.5 N18.4
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with advanced CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 ml/min for at least 3 months prior to inclusion) or family caregiver of a “patient with advanced CKD” (living in the same
Sponsors
UKSH Campus Kiel, Medizinische Klinik IV
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with advanced CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 ml/min for at least 3 months prior to inclusion) or family caregiver of a “patient with advanced CKD” (living in the same household)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inability to give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Documentation of clinical course and complications as well as time on therapy of new PD (and HD) patients - Documentation of the reasons for choosing the treatment modality and the circumstances at the actual start of dialysis - Documentation of quality of life of CKD patients starting PD (and HD) and their caregivers before, during, and after initiation of dialysis treatment using the "Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36-Item Short Form Survey (KDQOL-36)" or the "Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSCF)", respectively - Establishment of a biomaterial bank (whole blood samples and peritoneal effluent) of patients new to PD (and HD) Timepoints of data collection will be the initial presentation, beginning of dialysis, three, six, nine and twelve months after beginning of dialysis and anually thereafter. (For a detailed plan refer to the attached study protocol) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Identification of factors influencing good or poor disease-related quality of life of PD patients - Identification of factors influencing occurrence of clinical complications and dropout from therapy in PD patients - Estimation of the “ecological footprint” of PD patients. - Estimation of health care costs and labor time required to start and continue PD treatment | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactBenedikt Kolbrink
UKSH Campus Kiel, Medizinische Klinik IV
Outcome results
None listed