Haemodialysis Discrete Choice Experiment
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Eliciting patient preferences to dialysis solutions for the two day break in three times a week dialysis
IRAS ID
253384
Contact name
James Fotheringham
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
NA, NA
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 30 days
Research summary
Most patients who receive haemodialysis in a dialysis unit receive it three times a week for around four hours. One of the functions of dialysis is to remove excess water and waste products (for instance potassium and phosphate) that the kidneys would get rid of in urine if they were working. For some patients three times a week dialysis does not remove enough water and waste safely. The speed at which they are removed may be too quick, or at the end of the dialysis session some may be left behind.
Some healthcare professionals offer some patients more dialysis to remove more water and waste. This study is about what patients would do if they were in this situation, and clinical staff offered them longer dialysis or dialysis more often, explaining the potential benefits and harms of these options. We are interested in learning what patients attitudes are to choosing more dialysis.
REC name
East of England - Cambridge East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/EE/0408
Date of REC Opinion
21 Dec 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion