RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04774770

HED-Start: Evaluating a Positive Skills Intervention for Patients New on Haemodialysis

HED-Start: A Randomised Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Positive Skills Intervention for Patients New on Haemodialysis


Sponsor

Nanyang Technological University

Enrollment

148 participants

Start Date

Jan 5, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

Hemodialysis patients often experience barriers and misperceptions that hinder adjustment to life on dialysis. This study seeks to explore a group-based intervention (titled HED-Start) developed to improve self-care and emotional wellbeing among incident hemodialysis patients.


Eligibility

Min Age: 21 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study tests a wellbeing skills program for people who have just started kidney dialysis (hemodialysis) in Singapore. Starting dialysis is a major life change, and this program aims to help patients develop positive coping skills and improve their quality of life during this difficult adjustment period. **You may be eligible if...** - You have end-stage kidney disease and started hemodialysis with the National Kidney Foundation Singapore within the last 90 days - You are at least 21 years old - You can speak and read English or Mandarin **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are unable or unwilling to give consent or be randomly assigned to a group - You have cognitive or psychiatric conditions that prevent participation - You are already in another intervention study - You are near end-of-life on a palliative care pathway Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALHED-Start

The HED-Start Program is a cognitive-behavioral intervention based on self-management and motivational interviewing principles.


Locations(1)

National Kidney Foundation Singapore

Singapore, Singapore

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