New program aims to ease Families' stress when loved ones need emergency dialysis
NCT ID NCT07150182
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a structured shared decision-making program for family members of ICU patients with acute kidney injury who need urgent dialysis. One hundred family members will be randomly assigned to receive either the program or standard care. Researchers will measure decision conflict, regret, anxiety, and depression to see if the program helps families feel more supported.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Integrated Shared Decision-making Program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could improve how families make tough decisions about starting dialysis, reducing their stress and regret.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on family well-being, not on patient survival or kidney recovery. The program may not reduce anxiety or regret more than standard care.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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20 to 99 years
- 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: (A)Patients: (1)Age ≥ 20 years. (2)Admitted to the ICU. (3)Diagnosed with acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring urgent hemodialysis. (4)No medical disputes occurred during the current hospitalization. (B) Family members: 1. Age ≥ 20 years. 2. Mentally alert and able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese. 3. Key person for the patient's admission (primary contact between patient, family, and medical team). 4. Willing to participate in the clinical trial. Exclusion Criteria: (A) Patients: 1. Age \< 20 years. 2. End-stage kidney disease already receiving renal replacement therapy (including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or kidney transplantation). (B) Family members: (1)Unable to comply with study procedures. (2)Rarely visiting the patient (less than once every three days). (3)History of alcohol or substance abuse, mental disorders, or cognitive impairment affecting participation.
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