End-stage kidney disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A qualitative study -Patients undergoing outpatient dialysis at Japanese dialysis facilities, aged over 18 years old, and gave informed consent to participation -Patients feeling about bowel movement problems in their daily living A quantitative study -Patients undergoing outpatient dialysis at Japanese dialysis facilities, aged over 18 years old, and gave informed consent to participation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients having structural gastrointestinal diseases Patients with dementia and psychiatric disorders Patients using opioids within a month of right before giving informed consent, or at a time of giving informed consent Patients undergoing chemotherapy within a month of right before giving informed consent, or at a time of giving informed consent Patients on both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis Patient participating Patients participating to any clinical trials
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Novel Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) regarding bowel movement problems in patients with hemodialysis in Japan, Patient assessment of constipation quality of life (PAC-QOL) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. Medical Affairs