Cash or convenience? new study probes why kidney patients choose home dialysis
NCT ID NCT07535320
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study asks 500 adults with advanced kidney disease to complete a questionnaire that presents different dialysis options. Patients choose between home dialysis (with a financial allowance) and in-center dialysis (without the allowance) 13 times, each with varying features like schedule flexibility and nurse support. The goal is to understand how much financial compensation and other factors influence their treatment choice. The results could help shape policies to make home dialysis more accessible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help design better financial support programs that encourage home dialysis, potentially improving quality of life for kidney patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational survey, not a treatment trial. It measures preferences, not outcomes, so it cannot prove that financial incentives actually lead to better health or wider home dialysis adoption.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with chronic kidney disease in the advanced stage
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Adult patient * Patient with advanced chronic kidney disease receiving pre-surgery information (presentation of methods) * Patient enrolled in a social security program * Patient able to read and understand French * Patient able to complete the questionnaire (cognitive and sensory) Exclusion Criteria: * Minor patients * Patients transitioning from one method of extrarenal purification to another * Patients requiring urgent dialysis * Patients who cannot read or understand French * Patients under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship, judicial protection)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU
RECRUITINGCaen, 14000, France
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CHU de Caen
RECRUITINGCaen, 14000, France
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