INCremental Dialysis to Improve Health Outcomes in People Starting Haemodialysis (INCH-HD)

NCT04932148 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Canada tracker

Sponsor

The University of Queensland

Phase

Not applicable

Started

2022-07-06

Last updated

2026-05-13

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

Sex

ALL

Min age

18 Years

Max age

—

Healthy volunteers

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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