Developing an arts intervention for patients receiving haemodialysis

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Developing an arts-based intervention for patients with end-stage kidney disease whilst receiving haemodialysis

• IRAS ID

  236500

• Contact name

  Helen Noble

• Contact email

  helen.noble@qub.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Queen's University Belfast

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  This research study aims to develop an arts-based intervention for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) that can be implemented during haemodialysis sessions, and to assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial (RCT). Haemodialysis is the most common treatment for patients with ESKD; it involves attending hospital three times a week for a period of four hours each time, during that time the patient is connected to a dialysing unit that drains and filters their blood, performing the role of the damaged kidneys. Patients with ESKD receiving haemodialysis report low quality of life (QoL) and poor mental health. Arts-based interventions have been used in a variety of different settings to improve both QoL and mental health, but there's a lack of research assessing their effectiveness in patients with ESKD receiving haemodialysis.
  This study will develop an arts-based intervention by reviewing the existing literature and forming an advisory group consisting of patients, healthcare staff, artists and academics. Once developed a feasibility RCT will be conducted on a haemodialysis unit. The feasibility RCT will involve establishing the recruitment, participation and retention rates of patients who are eligible for inclusion. A process evaluation will be conducted alongside the feasibility trial; this will involve interviews with patients and focus groups with staff to explore experiences of the intervention. Finally a feasibility economic evaluation will be conducted to explore methods for a cost-effectiveness analysis within an RCT. The hope is this study will contribute to a future RCT that will evaluate the impact of arts-based interventions on the QoL and mental health of patients receiving haemodialysis.

• REC name

  HSC REC B

• REC reference

  18/NI/0091

• Date of REC Opinion

  18 Jul 2018

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion