Condition: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Stage 5 · Kidney Dysfunction Requiring Dialysis (KDRD) · Dialysis Dependency · Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
In this pragmatic clinical trial, which will dovetail with Veterans' routine outpatient dialysis clinic visits in six VA medical centers, the investigators will study 252 Veterans with kidney disease who need to start dialysis treatment. If a Veteran is eligible for the study by making enough residual urine, he/she will have a 50% chance to be offered the usual three-times-per-week dialysis vs. twice-per-week dialysis that is gradually increased to three-times per- week over one year. The investigators will compare health-related quality of life, how long residual kidney function lasts, and other measures including safety in these two groups. By conducting this study, the investigators hope to understand 1) whether starting dialysis with less frequency is safe, effective, and can help Veterans and their care-partners to better cope with dialysis, and 2) if incremental dialysis can result in major cost benefits to the VA health care system, thus allowing more patients to stay in VA dialysis clinics vs. being transferred to outside clinics.
This description comes directly from the study's public registry record.
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD PhD · (562) 826-8000 · Kamyar.Kalantar-Zadeh@va.gov
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| VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA | Long Beach, California, United States | Recruiting |
| VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA | West Los Angeles, California, United States | Recruiting |
| VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT | West Haven, Connecticut, United States | Recruiting |
| New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Recruiting |
| Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY | New York, New York, United States | Recruiting |
| Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Recruiting |
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