New tool aims to capture the patient experience of each dialysis session

NCT ID NCT02791828

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: CHU de Reims Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 10, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026

Summary

This study aims to create and validate a questionnaire that measures how people with chronic kidney failure experience each hemodialysis session. Researchers want to capture physical, emotional, and relational factors that affect the quality of the session. The tool could help healthcare teams identify ways to make dialysis more comfortable and improve patients' overall quality of life. The study includes 297 French-speaking adults on hemodialysis.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to: If successful, this tool could help healthcare teams improve the comfort and satisfaction of dialysis sessions for people with kidney failure.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage study focused on developing a measurement tool, not testing a treatment. The tool may not prove useful or may not lead to better outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic kidney disease chronic renal failure syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY

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Locations

Chu Reims

Reims, 51092, France

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