Impact of online medical assistance using a smartphone for primary physicians and patients with chronic kidney disease on clinical practice and patients' outcome.

Impact of online medical assistance using a smartphone for primary physicians and patients with chronic kidney disease on clinical practice and patients' outcome. - Effectiveness of smartphone based online medical assistance in chronic kidney disease

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000051706

Enrollment

400

Registered

2023-08-01

Start date

2023-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic kidney disease

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with CKD stage G3b-4 (eGFR 15-<45ml/min/1.73m2) aged 18 years or older who have given written consent to participate in this study and to receive online medical assistance, and family doctors that have agreed to participate in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with suspected rapid progressive glomerulonephritis syndrome 2) Patients with suspected nephrotic syndrome 3) Heart failure (NYHA 3and 4) 4) Poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure 180mmHg or more, diastolic blood pressure 110mmHg or more) 5) Patients whose participation in this study is deemed inappropriate by the physician

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) Prognosis of renal function during the 2-year observation period 2) Patient and institution characteristics in face-to-face care and online medical assistance care	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Assessment of institutional and patient satisfaction using questionnaires 2) Expanded MACE (non-fatal myocardial infarction and stroke, cardiovascular death, heart failure for hospitalization, unstable angina, percutaneous coronary intervention)during the 2-year observation period 3) Number of online medical assistance, number of visits to family doctors, and number of visits to nephrologists during the observation period	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Assessment of institutional and patient satisfaction using questionnaires 2) Expanded MACE (non-fatal myocardial infarction and stroke, cardiovascular death, heart failure for hospitalization, unstable angina, percutaneous coronary intervention)during the 2-year observation period 3) Number of online medical assistance, number of visits to family doctors, and number of visits to nephrologists during the observation period

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTerumasa Hayashi

Osaka General Medical Center Department of Kidney Disease and Hypertension

t-hayashi@abelia.ocn.ne.jp0666921201

Outcome results