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Can a Heart-to-Heart talk keep dialysis patients on track?

NCT ID NCT05735743

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jan 04, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 21 times

Summary

This study tests whether motivational interviewing, a counseling style that encourages patients to find their own reasons for change, can help African American adults on hemodialysis attend all their sessions. 176 participants will either receive the coaching or standard care, and researchers will track how many dialysis sessions are shortened or missed over 24 weeks.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Buttonwood DaVita Dialysis 449 N Broad St,

    Philadelphia, PA 19123, Pennsylvania, 19123, United States

  • DaVita Philadelphia PMC Dialysis

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • DaVita University City Dialysis

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Dialysis Clinic, Inc.

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37208, United States

  • Vanderbilt Dialysis Clinic

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37204, United States

  • Vanderbilt Dialysis Clinic East

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37214, United States

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

motivational interviewing (behavioral intervention)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a simple, talk-based way to help more people complete their dialysis sessions, potentially improving health outcomes.

What could go wrong

This is a behavioral study with no drug; results depend on patient engagement and may not apply to all groups. The trial is relatively small and early-stage.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

end stage renal failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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

END STAGE RENAL DISEASE ON DIALYSIS END STAGE RENAL DISEASE ON DIALYSIS