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Intensive Patient Referral and Education Program Prior to Renal Replacement Therapy
Sponsor: University of Chicago
Summary
Intensive Patient Referral and Education Program prior to Renal Replacement Therapy (iPREP-RRT) is a 12-week intervention that identifies hospitalized African Americans with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and provides them with hospital- and community-based education, navigation and self-management support. Participants will be randomized to the iPREP-RRT intervention versus enhanced usual care.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
180
Start Date
2024-09-04
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2025-11-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
In-Person Patient Education
In-person patient education about CKD, CKD risk factor management and renal replacement therapy options.
Commitment to Change
Motivational interviewing to assist participants in committing to change in CKD management or RRT selection.
Blood pressure monitoring
Participants will learn how to check their blood pressure and will receive a blood pressure cuff for home.
Written Patient Education
Written patient education booklet about general health care management including taking medications, having a primary care doctor, weight management and exercise.
Text-based reinforcement for CKD self-management
Patient educator will use text messages based on social cognitive theory to remind participants about and reinforce goals set around CKD self-management, blood pressure control and RRT selection
Community-based education session, reinforcement for self-management
Patient educator will use provide a "booster" session based on social cognitive theory to remind participants about and reinforce goals set around CKD self-management, blood pressure control and RRT selection
Text-based reinforcement for general health self-management
Patient educator will use text messages to send general health management messages
Locations (1)
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States