Can a discharge template and chat messages improve kidney injury recovery?
NCT ID NCT07626268
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests whether a structured discharge summary template and a chat-based educational messaging program can improve care transitions for adults leaving the hospital after acute kidney injury (AKI). Researchers will enroll 160 adults with moderate-to-severe AKI and compare usual care, the template, the chat program, or both. Participants will complete questionnaires and have a follow-up phone call to see if these tools help with understanding and follow-up care.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- AKI discharge summary template and chat-based educational messaging program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward simple, low-cost ways to improve follow-up care and patient understanding after acute kidney injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not on proving health outcomes. The interventions may not improve care or may be difficult to implement in practice.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Age 18 years or older * Hospitalized with Stage 2 or Stage 3 acute kidney injury * Kidney function has not returned to baseline at the time of hospital discharge * Able to communicate in English * Able to provide informed consent * Willing and able to participate in study procedures independently or with assistance from a patient-designated care partner Exclusion Criteria: * Acute kidney injury requiring ongoing dialysis at the time of hospital discharge * End-stage kidney disease * Kidney transplant recipient * Currently pregnant * Documented cognitive impairment that precludes informed consent * Receiving hospice or comfort-focused end-of-life care
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