New training cuts dialysis infections?
NCT ID NCT03816111
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a new training package called TEACH-PD could lower infection rates in patients starting peritoneal dialysis (PD). Over 1,400 adults from multiple countries were randomly assigned to receive either the TEACH-PD training or standard PD training. The researchers tracked infections like peritonitis and exit-site infections to see if the new approach made a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TEACH-PD training curriculum (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this training could reduce dangerous infections in people on peritoneal dialysis, making home dialysis safer and more widely used.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but the intervention is a training program, not a drug or device. Its impact depends on consistent implementation across different clinics and patient populations.
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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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1,462 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2019
- Finished
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Apr 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: * Patients new to PD; * Patients \> 18 years of age, * Need to undergo PD training; * Are able to provide informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Auckland Hospital
Auckland, New Zealand
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Austin Health
Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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Barwon Health
Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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Cairns Hospital
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Canberra Hospital
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Dunedin Hospital
Dunedin, New Zealand
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Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
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Gisborne Hospital
Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand
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Gold Coast University Hospital
Southport, Queensland, Australia
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Gosford Hospital
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
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Hawke's Bay Hospital
Hastings, New Zealand
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Launceston General Hospital
Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
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Lismore Hospital
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
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Liverpool Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Logan Hospital
Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia
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Mackay Base Hospital
Mackay, Queensland, 4740, Australia
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Middlemore Hospital
Auckland, New Zealand
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Monash Health
Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
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Nelson Hospital
Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
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Nepean/Blacktown Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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North Shore Hospital
Auckland, 0620, New Zealand
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Orange Hospital
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
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Palmerston North/Whanganui Hospital
Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Princess Alexandra Hospital
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston, Queensland, 4029, Australia
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Royal Darwin Hospital
Darwin, Northern Territory, 0810, Australia
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Royal Hobart Hospital
Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
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Royal Melbourne Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Royal North Shore Hospital
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
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Royal Perth Hospital
Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia
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Royal Prince Alfred/Concord Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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St George Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia
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St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Nambour, Queensland, Australia
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Tamworth Hospital
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
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Taranaki Hospital
New Plymouth, New Zealand
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The Tweed Hospital
Tweed Heads, New South Wales, 2485, Australia
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Toowoomba Hospital
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
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Waikato Hospital
Hamilton, 3204, New Zealand
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Wairau Hospital
Blenheim, 7201, New Zealand
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Waitakere Hospital
Auckland, 0610, New Zealand
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Wellington Hospital
Wellington, 6021, New Zealand
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Whangarei Hospital
Whangarei, New Zealand
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