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NCT05646615
Experiences and Health-related Quality of Life of Informal Caregivers of Dialysis Patients
Conditions: Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis, Home, Hemodialysis, Quality of Life, Informal Caregivers, Family Caregivers, Renal Replacement Therapy, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – N/A
Healthy volunteers: 1
Enrollment: 200
Sponsor: B.C. van Jaarsveld
Location: Belgium
Summary
The goal of this prospective, observational, multicentre cohort study is to assess the trajectory of the experiences (both positive and negative) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of informal caregivers of patients who start home dialysis, and compare these to experiences and HRQOL of informal caregivers of patients who start in-centre hemodialysis.
The investigators hypothesise that informal caregivers of home dialysis patients experience more positive experiences, but also more negative experiences, and still have better HRQoL, compared with caregivers of in-centre HD patients.
Participants will fill in five different validated questionnaires and questions on required support.
Participants are asked to fill in the questionnaires after inclusion (i.e., start of dialysis), and at 6 and 12 months after start dialysis.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:Informal caregivers who care for a partner, family member, friend or loved one with end-stage kidney disease who is starting dialysis therapy and is included in the DOMESTICO study18 years or older
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05646615). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
