Simple test after hospital stay could help kidney patients dialyze less
NCT ID NCT07106151
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving patients and their kidney doctors detailed information about remaining kidney function after hospital discharge helps recovery. Researchers will measure kidney function with a timed urine collection before discharge and share the results along with monitoring recommendations. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and may lead to less frequent dialysis. The study enrolls 40 adults with acute kidney injury who still need dialysis after leaving the hospital.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Transmission of additional AKI-D recovery information (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that sharing detailed kidney function results with doctors and patients improves recovery monitoring and may reduce dialysis frequency.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply widely. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so the impact may be limited.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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.
- 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: * AKI-D (not ESKD, as determined by the clinical inpatient nephrology team) * Age ≥ 18 years * Planned for continued dialysis outside the acute hospital setting (at outpatient dialysis unit/SNF/LTACH, not planned transfer to another short-stay acute care hospital). Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant * Prisoner * Unable to consent and no surrogate decision maker available * Clinical team declines to allow approach for study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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