Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) retraining

The effectiveness of an evidence-based continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) retraining program to reduce peritonitis among incident CAPD patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16794029

Enrollment

392

Registered

2017-11-07

Start date

2017-10-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-06-29

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Conditions

Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) Urological and Genital Diseases Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)

Interventions

Providing retraining at 3 months after CAPD patients started their home regimen A sample of 392 participants is recruited from two public hospitals located at New territory West area.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 55 or over 2. Those who can perform CAPD exchange independently, assisted by family member or performed by family member 3. CAPD patients or family member who have passed their initial CAPD training 4. Started home CAPD regimen for at least 3 months 5. Use “Ultrabag” CAPD exchange system 6. Cognitive competent to provide informed consent for the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Nursing home residents 2. Those CAPD exchange is performed by non-regular domestic helper

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Peritonitis rate is measured using the number of patients who developed peritonitis within 12 months after they had started on CAPD divided by the total number of patients in each group. Related information of peritonitis are obtained by reviewing patient medical records every month through hospital computer system.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Exit site infection is measured using the number of patients who developed exit--site infection within 12 months after they had started on CAPD divided by the total number of patients in each group. Related information of exit--site infection are obtained by reviewing patient medical records every month through hospital computer system. 2. Healthcare services utilization is measured using numbers of emergency room visits and hospitalization related to CAPD related infection divided by total number of patients in each group. Related information of healthcare services utilization are obtained by reviewing patient medical records every month through hospital computer system. 3. Costs of utilization of healthcare service is measured using non--subsidy charge at the current hospital authority financial year for daily hospitalisation and emergency room visit multiplied by the length of hospital stay and numbers of emergency room visit in each group. Total expenses for the retraining session, including the nurse salary and costs of training tools are included as part of costs of utilization of healthcare service in the retraining group. The analysis are performed at the end of the trial.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Exit site infection is measured using the number of patients who developed exit--site infection within 12 months after they had started on CAPD divided by the total number of patients in each group. Related information of exit--site infection are obtained by reviewing patient medical records every month through hospital computer system. 2. Healthcare services utilization is measured using numbers of emergency room visits and hospitalization related to CAPD related infection divided by total number of patients in each group. Related information of healthcare services utilization are obtained by reviewing patient medical records every month through hospital computer system. 3. Costs of utilization of healthcare service is measured using non--subsidy charge at the current hospital authority financial year for daily hospitalisation and emergency room visit multiplied by the length of hospital stay and numbers of emergency room visit in each group. Total expenses for the retraining session, including the nurse salary and costs of training tools are included as part of costs of utilization of healthcare service in the retraining group. The analysis are performed at the end of the trial.

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Countries

Hong Kong

Contacts

Public ContactWai Yin Leung

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026