New decision aid aims to empower kidney patients on reproductive health
NCT ID NCT06189807
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a new educational tool to help people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) make informed decisions about pregnancy and contraception. About 70 participants will receive a decision aid before a routine nephrology appointment and then complete a survey to measure how prepared they feel to make reproductive health choices. The study focuses on whether this approach is feasible and acceptable, paving the way for a larger trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- decision aid (educational materials about pregnancy and contraception)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a larger study that helps people with chronic kidney disease make better-informed decisions about pregnancy and birth control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It measures decision-making readiness, not health outcomes like pregnancy or kidney function.
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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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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Any Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) diagnosis * CKD defined as abnormality in kidney structure or function for \>3 months and may be manifested by having any one of the following: i. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)\<60 milliliter/Minute (ml/min)/1.73m2, or ii. A marker of kidney damage (albuminuria \>30 milligrams per gram (mg/g), abnormal kidney histology by biopsy, hematuria, structural abnormalities by imaging (e.g. polycystic kidney disease, horseshoe kidney) or electrolyte abnormalities due to tubular disorders) \- Able to speak and read English Exclusion Criteria: * Patients receiving dialysis * Patients who have a kidney transplant * Patients that are surgically sterile (tubal ligation or hysterectomy) or currently pregnant * Patients that have significant cognitive or visual impairment that limits interaction with the decision aid (DA)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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