Enhanced Kidney Follow-up for AKI Survivors in Care Transitions

Enhanced Kidney Follow-up for AKI Survivors in Care Transitions (The ACT Study): Impact on Patient Reported Outcomes

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04505891

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-10

Start date

2020-08-17

Completion date

2021-12-21

Last updated

2022-01-05

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Conditions

Acute Kidney Injury

Keywords

transitions of care, education, patient reported outcomes, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of education and outpatient kidney care follow-up in order to improve patient knowledge about acute kidney injury (AKI).

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEducation

Kidney health education will be delivered prior to discharge by trained nurse educators.

BEHAVIORALEducation and follow-up

In patients allocated to the education and follow-up arm, education along with a a post-discharge healthcare visit from a multidisciplinary care team will be performed.

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* KDIGO Stage 3 AKI * Primary care provider at Mayo Rochester.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient with need for dialysis at discharge from hospital or hospice. * Enrolled in the Primary Care Transition Program. * Non-English speaking. * Cognitive impairment. * Dementia. * Mini-Cog score of less than 3.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Modified Kidney Knowledge Survey (mKIKS)	14-days after last study contact	Assesses participants' objective knowledge about AKI causes, risk factors, and management. The minimum score is 0, maximum score is 15, higher scores indicate greater knowledge.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Brief health literacy screen	30-days post hospitalization	A 4-item tool to assess health literacy. Minimum score of 0, maximum score 20, higher scores indicate higher health literacy
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health 10	30-days post hospitalization	Based on the provided responses, an overall summary score, and two subset scores - Global health physical and Global health mental can be calculated. Raw summed score are converted into T-scores. Higher scores indicate better health.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026