Evaluation of a Virtual Home Dialysis Mentoring Program (Home)

The Investigator plans to establish a virtual platform for home dialysis physician mentoring with the intent to:

1. Formulate a practical, interactive, virtual curriculum in home dialysis 2. Provide dedicated video conferences in home dialysis mentorship 3. Measure knowledge awareness and attitudes towards home dialysis

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Key information

Conditions

End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis Home Dialysis

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Satellite Healthcare, Inc.

San Jose, California, 95128, United States

About this study

Home-based kidney replacement therapy offers enhanced quality of life and clinical advantages compared to conventional in-center hemodialysis. Globally, there is an increased awareness of home dialysis. However, there is a lack of mentoring centers to support new programs and/or nephrologists to initiate and grow home dialysis.1, 2 Critical prerequisites for a successful mentoring relationship include:

Established excellence in home dialysis in the mentor center
Willingness from both mentors and mentees to participate in the program
Engaging, high quality clinical content, including sharing of best practices
Lack of system barriers to establish home dialysis
Dedicated metrics to measure success of the program

The Investigator plans to establish a virtual platform with the intent to:

Formulate a practical, interactive, virtual curriculum in home dialysis
Provide dedicated video conferences in home dialysis mentorship
Measure knowledge awareness and attitudes towards home dialysis

The Investigator hypothesizes that an effective, sustained mentorship program will increase knowledge and awareness of home dialysis and will ultimately enhance overall home dialysis adoption.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Credentialed physicians at Satellite Healthcare
Nephrology fellows at nephrology training program affiliated with Satellite Healthcare credentialed physician

Exclusion criteria

Any person who does not meet the inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

The change in participants' self-reported knowledge awareness.

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

The change in participants' self-reported knowledge awareness (as assessed by self- reported expertise rating).
The change in participants' perception of home dialysis adoption

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

The change in participants' perception of home dialysis adoption as assessed by the percentage of home dialysis patients relative to conventional in-center hemodialysis at baseline versus the end of the study.

Secondary outcomes

Number of registered participants

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Number of physicians who register for the program
Number of participants attending each session

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Number of physicians who participate in each mentoring Session
Change in the percentage of patients using home dialysis

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Change between baseline and end of study in the number of home dialysis patients

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Satellite Healthcare

Other

Registry information

Acronym: HOME

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Mar 19, 2021
Registry last updated: May 20, 2022

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