Community health workers for kidney disease patients
Part of Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a community health worker can help patients with advanced kidney disease get better care and education about home dialysis. The goal is to improve patient involvement and make it easier to navigate social needs.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- 18 years or older
- Advanced kidney disease with a kidney function level of 25 or less
- Speak English or Spanish
- Under the care of a kidney doctor at Montefiore and seen in the last year
- Willing to work with a nurse practitioner for kidney education and care coordination
- Not currently being treated for active cancer
- Expected to live more than 1 year
- Not choosing only medical management without dialysis
- Not planning to move out of New York City in the next year
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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