Which dialysis method offers the best life and survival?
NCT ID NCT07781124
First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows adults with end-stage renal disease who are starting dialysis to compare three approaches: automated peritoneal dialysis with remote monitoring, manual peritoneal dialysis, and in-center hemodialysis. Researchers will track quality of life, social reintegration, complications, survival, and healthcare resource use over time. The goal is to see which method may offer the best balance of outcomes and costs in real-world practice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dialysis modality (remote patient monitoring-automated peritoneal dialysis, manual peritoneal dialysis, or maintenance hemodialysis)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors and patients choose the dialysis method that best improves quality of life and survival while reducing healthcare costs.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational study, it cannot prove cause and effect, and differences between groups may be due to factors other than the dialysis method.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 750 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study plans to screen Chinese patients receiving remote patient monitoring-automated peritoneal dialysis (RPM-APD), manual peritoneal dialysis (manual PD), or maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Each patient must meet all inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria for this study. No exceptions are permitted under any circumstances.
- Ages
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18 to 79 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged ≥ 18 years and \< 80 years. * Diagnosed with ESRD and planned to initiate RPM-APD / manual PD / HD as maintenance dialysis within 3 months after signing the ICF. * Able to continue long-term follow-up and treatment at the study site after enrollment. * Voluntarily sign the ICF and are able to complete study visits and questionnaires as required by the Investigator or have a caregiver to assist in completing study-related procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with acute kidney injury (AKI). * Received dialysis therapy for more than 1 month. * History of kidney transplantation. * Presence of other severe diseases, such as malignancies with active or residual lesions despite treatment, systemic infections, decompensated liver cirrhosis, severe lactic acidosis, etc. * Patients with HIV infection or syphilis infection. * Presence of psychiatric disorders or inability to cooperate. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women, as well as women of childbearing potential unwilling to use effective contraception during the study period. * Currently participating in another interventional study or having participated in another interventional study within 1 month prior to enrollment. * Any other condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, makes the patient unsuitable for participation in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
20 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Haidian Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100080, China
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China-Japan Friendship Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029, China
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Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China
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Hebei Medical University Third Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, Hebei, 050051, China
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Henan Provincial People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450003, China
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Peking University First Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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Peking University Third Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China
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Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200233, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, 266555, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBaotou, Inner Mongolia, 014010, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400010, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHarbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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The Second Norman Bethune Hospital of Jilin University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130041, China
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The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410013, China
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Tianjin First Central Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300190, China
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Wuxi People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWuxi, Jiangsu, 214023, China
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Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGYantai, Shandong, 264000, China
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Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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