New study tests team care for dialysis Patients' toughest symptoms
NCT ID NCT06978127
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a program called TĀCcare 2.0, which combines medication and talk therapy to help people on hemodialysis manage pain, fatigue, and depression. About 424 adults who have been on dialysis for at least 3 months will take part. The goal is to see if this team-based approach improves their daily life and well-being.
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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 424 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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
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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.
Eligibility Criteria: 1. age 18 years or older; 2. undergoing thrice-weekly maintenance hemodialysis (HD) for \> 3 months; 3. English or Spanish speaking; 4. able to provide informed consent Ineligibility Criteria: 1. active thought disorder, delusions or active suicidal ideation 2. active substance abuse 3. enrolled in hospice or life expectancy \< 6 months (based on clinician's judgement) 4. too ill or cognitively impaired to participate based on renal provider's judgement 5. living kidney transplant scheduled in \<3 months 6. undergoing active cancer treatment. 7. enrolled in another research study 8. plan to transition to home dialysis within 3 months 9. plan to move to another dialysis facility within 3 months
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Conditions
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UNM
RECRUITINGAlbuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States
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University of Pittsburgh
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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