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Symptom Monitoring With Supported Feedback in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are validated tools to reliably measure outcomes highly prioritized by patients, such as health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and symptoms, but the current clinical impact of PROMs is limited by a lack of evidence-based methods to incorporate them into routine care. Symptoms, which are highly prevalent among persons living with chronic kidney disease (CKD), substantially contribute to the reduced HRQOL experienced by this patient population. HRQOL spans several domains of wellbeing affected by disease, including physical, mental, and social health, functionality, and symptoms. Both HRQOL and symptom burden are consistently identified by patients with CKD as top clinical and research priorities. These issues are particularly salient to individuals living with advanced CKD, who suffer significant symptom burden that is often underrecognized and undertreated by nephrology providers, yet is a key factor considered by nephrologists for the timing of dialysis initiation. Randomized controlled trials of patients with other chronic illnesses show that routine assessment of symptoms with PROMs improves symptom burden, patient-provider communication, and HRQOL; yet, standardized approaches to regular symptom monitoring among patients with advanced CKD are lacking. This pilot, randomized trial of a PROM-based intervention for routine symptom reporting by patients with feedback of responses to nephrologists aims to address the lack of data on PROM use for symptom assessment in nephrology care. We will evaluate the implementation (reach, feasibility, and acceptability) and preliminary efficacy of monthly patient report of CKD-related symptoms using the electronic IPOS-Renal questionnaire with supported clinician follow-up for 12 months versus standard of care. This trial will utilize complementary quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate the implementation of the PROM-based intervention. The results of this pilot study will inform a definitive, cluster-randomized trial on the effect of a PROM-based symptom assessment intervention to improve HRQOL and clinical outcomes among patients living with advanced CKD.
Official title: Use of an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Symptom Monitoring With Supported Feedback in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2026-05-01
Completion Date
2030-02-28
Last Updated
2026-03-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Electronic patient-reported outcome measure (ePROM) for symptom monitoring
Patients randomized to the ePROM intervention arm will be asked to complete monthly reporting of their CKD-associated symptoms using an electronic version of the Integrated Patient Outcome Scale (IPOS)-Renal survey. Their responses will be provided in summary form to their nephrology clinicians at regular intervals and prior to any nephrology clinic visits. Clinicians will be provided with guidance on symptom management and will have the option to participate in an informational session on how to interpret patient symptom responses.
Locations (1)
Mass General Brigham
Boston, Massachusetts, United States