Clinical Trials in Australia / NCT04932148
Recruiting
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INCremental Dialysis to Improve Health Outcomes in People Starting Haemodialysis (INCH-HD)
NCT04932148 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Australia tracker
Condition(s) studied
Kidney Failure
Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)
Incremental HDConventional HD
Incremental HD: Starting haemodialysis at twice weekly frequency
Conventional HD: Starting haemodialysis at thrice weekly frequency
Study summary
The INCH-HD trial will test if incremental HD preserves the quality of life of patients and families and is a safe, practical, cost effective treatment option.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Adults (≥ 18 years of age) and
2. Commencing HD as their initial dialysis therapy and
3. Able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Urine output \<0.5Litres/day
2. Unlikely to be on HD for ≥1 year.
Primary outcome measure(s)
- Heath related quality of life — 6 months
This will be measured using Kidney-specific component (KSC) of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF) V1.3 questionnaire. The KSC is the mean of the 11 domains of the kidney-disease specific items of KDQOL-SF. Scores are transformed onto a 0-100 range, where a higher score reflects a better quality of life.
Trial sites (18)
| Facility | City | Region | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Repatriation General Hospital | Concord | New South Wales | Recruiting |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | Frenchs Forest | New South Wales | Not Yet Recruiting |
| St George Hospital | Kogarah | New South Wales | Recruiting |
| Liverpool Hospital | Liverpool | New South Wales | Recruiting |
| John Hunter Hospital | New Lambton Heights | New South Wales | Recruiting |
| Port Macquarie Hospital | Port Macquarie | New South Wales | Recruiting |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | Saint Leonards | New South Wales | Not Yet Recruiting |
| Bundaberg Hospital | Bundaberg | Queensland | Recruiting |
| Cairns Hospital | Cairns | Queensland | Recruiting |
| Redland Hospital | Cleveland | Queensland | Not Yet Recruiting |
| Logan Hospital | Logan City | Queensland | Recruiting |
| Toowoomba Hospital | Toowoomba | Queensland | Recruiting |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | Woolloongabba | Queensland | Recruiting |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | Adelaide | South Australia | Recruiting |
| Monash Health | Melbourne | Victoria | Recruiting |
| Eastern Health | Melbourne | Victoria | Recruiting |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | Murdoch | Washington | Not Yet Recruiting |
| University Health Network- University of Toronto | Toronto | Ontario | Not Yet Recruiting |
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Official registry record
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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