What this means
This study will follow people from advanced kidney disease into dialysis, comparing home dialysis with center dialysis. It has not reported results, so it does not yet show which option helps more.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 18 and over
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Quality of Life in Patients Transitioning to Home or In-Center Dialysis (QUALIFY CKD-to-HOME)
- Trial ID
- NCT06458322 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Diseases
- What is tested
- Home dialysis or In-Center dialysis
- Sponsor
- Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal
- Ages
- 18 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Jun 13, 2024 · updated Feb 23, 2026
Registry summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate quality of life (QoL) and frailty trajectories from advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) to after dialysis initiation, specifically comparing patients choosing home dialysis and in-center hemodialysis.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- What is the trajectory of QoL in patients transitioning from advanced CKD to dialysis (up to 12 months after initiation) and how does these changes differ for patients oriented towards home dialysis and in-center hemodialysis?
- Is the development of frailty after dialysis initiation less likely in patient pursuing home dialysis?
- What is the variation in other PROMs and health outcomes (fatigue, anxiety \& depression, general assessment, cognitive function) form advanced CKD to the first 12 months after dialysis initiation?
- What are the predictors of severe decline in QoL, frailty and other important health outcomes (fatigue, cognition, anxiety \& depression) during CKD G5 follow-up and after 12 months post dialysis initiation?
Participants will be ask to:
- Answer some questions and complete questionnaires each 3 months;
- Do a a grip test and a walking test each 6 months to evaluate their frailty;
Sites (1)
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada