Intensive Patient Referral and Education Program Prior to Renal Replacement Therapy

Description

Intensive Patient Referral and Education Program prior to Renal Replacement Therapy (iPREP-RRT) is a 12-week intervention that identifies hospitalized African Americans with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and provides them with hospital- and community-based education, navigation and self-management support. Participants will be randomized to the iPREP-RRT intervention versus enhanced usual care.

Conditions

Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Intensive Patient Referral and Education Program prior to Renal Replacement Therapy (iPREP-RRT) is a 12-week intervention that identifies hospitalized African Americans with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and provides them with hospital- and community-based education, navigation and self-management support. Participants will be randomized to the iPREP-RRT intervention versus enhanced usual care.

Intensive Patient Referral and Education Program Prior to Renal Replacement Therapy

Intensive Patient Referral and Education Program Prior to Renal Replacement Therapy

Condition
Chronic Kidney Disease
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Chicago

University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients over the age of 18 and under 70
  • * Admitted to the University of Chicago inpatient general medicine service
  • * Likely hospital stay greater than 48 hours
  • * Diagnosis of advanced CKD (Stage 3B or above, as determine by problem list, ICD- 10 codes or eGFR\<45 during admission and from previous medical encounters)
  • * Self-identify as Black or African American
  • * Non-English speaking
  • * Unable to communicate due to current medical status
  • * Unable to consent due to mental status
  • * Expected hospital stay less than 24 hour
  • * Current admission in ICU

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 70 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Chicago,

Study Record Dates

2026-12