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Do kidney patients know why a fistula matters before dialysis?

NCT ID NCT07817953

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Assiut University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers at Assiut University Hospital survey adults with advanced chronic kidney disease about arteriovenous fistula creation, the surgically connected vein and artery used for hemodialysis. The study includes pre-dialysis patients and people already on maintenance hemodialysis, who answer questions about fistula preparation, maturation time, arm protection, and how a fistula differs from a catheter. The goal is to measure how much patients know and how many received counseling before starting dialysis.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If the survey finds gaps in patient knowledge, hospitals could design better education programs so more people with kidney failure start dialysis with a proper fistula instead of a temporary catheter.
What could go wrong
This is a single-center questionnaire study with 116 participants, so its findings may not reflect patients elsewhere. It measures what people say they know, not whether better education actually improves dialysis outcomes.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 116 people

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Expected to start

Sep 2026

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Expected to finish

Feb 2028

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Adults with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD stage 4-5 not on maintenance hemodialysis or currently receiving maintenance hemodialysis) attending the Nephrology Unit and Maintenance Hemodialysis Unit of Assiut University Hospital.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Documented chronic kidney disease * CKD stage 4-5 not on maintenance hemodialysis OR currently on maintenance hemodialysis for established CKD * Able to understand and answer the questionnaire * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Acute kidney injury without established CKD * Previous kidney transplantation (if considered to affect homogeneity) * Severe cognitive or communication impairment preventing reliable questionnaire completion * Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent * Inability to provide reasonably reliable information about the pre-dialysis period (for retrospective questions)

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Conditions

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chronic kidney disease chronic renal failure syndrome congenital arteriovenous fistula

As listed by the trial registrant

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Arteriovenous fistula Chronic kidney diseases Dialysis; complications Kidney failure, chronic

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