Dialysis Patients' voices heard: new study tests routine questionnaires
NCT ID NCT03535922
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether having dialysis patients regularly fill out questionnaires about their symptoms and well-being helps them communicate better with their doctors and nurses. Over 3,900 adults on dialysis in Alberta and Ontario took part. The goal was to see if sharing these results with care teams leads to better symptom management and more patient-centered care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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3,977 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2018
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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.
- 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: * Undergoing hemodialysis within an eligible in-centre dialysis unit in Alberta or Ontario * 18 years or older at the start of the study * Willing and able to complete the PROMs as part of the trial Exclusion criteria: * Cognitive impairment present * Undergoing acute dialysis or transiently dialyzing in the unit
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alberta Kidney Care - North
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1, Canada
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Alberta Kidney Care - South
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9, Canada
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Ontario Renal Network
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2L3, Canada
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