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For patients already on maintenance hemodialysis, awareness will be assessed retrospectively for the period before dialysis initiation.","Baseline",[14,17,20,23,26],{"measure":15,"description":16,"timeFrame":12},"Proportion with prior AVF counseling","Percentage of participants who report receiving counseling about arteriovenous fistula before initiation of maintenance hemodialysis.",{"measure":18,"description":19,"timeFrame":12},"Vascular access used at first hemodialysis session","Percentage of maintenance hemodialysis patients who started dialysis with arteriovenous fistula versus temporary central venous catheter.",{"measure":21,"description":22,"timeFrame":12},"Timing of AVF creation","Percentage of participants in whom arteriovenous fistula was created before versus after initiation of maintenance hemodialysis.",{"measure":24,"description":25,"timeFrame":12},"Willingness to undergo AVF creation","Percentage of participants willing to undergo arteriovenous fistula creation when indicated.",{"measure":27,"description":28,"timeFrame":12},"Sources of AVF information","Distribution of reported sources of information about arteriovenous fistula (nephrologist, nurse, family, other patients, or media).",null,{"allocation":29,"interventionModel":29,"interventionModelDescription":29,"primaryPurpose":29,"observationalModel":31,"timePerspective":32,"maskingInfo":29},"CASE_ONLY","CROSS_SECTIONAL","Timely creation of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is preferred for patients requiring maintenance hemodialysis. Many patients in Egypt initiate hemodialysis with temporary catheters. This hospital-based cross-sectional study will assess the level of knowledge regarding AVF creation among adults with advanced CKD (stage 4-5 not on dialysis and patients on maintenance hemodialysis).\n\nA structured interviewer-administered questionnaire will be used to evaluate current awareness in pre-dialysis patients and retrospectively assessed pre-dialysis awareness in current hemodialysis patients.","Adults with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD stage 4-5 not on maintenance hemodialysis or currently receiving maintenance hemodialysis) attending the Nephrology Unit and Maintenance Hemodialysis Unit of Assiut University Hospital.",[36],{"label":37,"type":29,"description":38,"interventionNames":29},"Single cohort: Adults with advanced CKD","Adults with advanced chronic kidney disease (pre-dialysis stage 4-5 and maintenance hemodialysis patients) who will complete a structured questionnaire assessing awareness of arteriovenous fistula creation.",[40],{"name":41,"affiliation":42,"role":43},"Mohamed A Abozaid, prof","Internal Medicine Department, Assiut University Hospitals","STUDY_CHAIR",[45],{"name":46,"role":47,"phone":48,"phoneExt":29,"email":49},"Boliss s Ragheb, Resident","CONTACT","+201003957926","Poles18313386@med.aun.edu.eg",{"type":51,"investigatorFullName":52,"investigatorTitle":53,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":29,"oldOrganization":29},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR","Boliss Sydhom Henain Ragheb","Resident Physician","100655932","avf-awareness-among-advanced-ckd-patients-100655932",false,"NCT07817953","AVF Awareness Among Advanced CKD Patients","Assessment of Knowledge Regarding Arteriovenous Fistula Creation as a Requirement for Hemodialysis Among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Age 18 years or older\n* Documented chronic kidney disease\n* CKD stage 4-5 not on maintenance hemodialysis OR currently on maintenance hemodialysis for established CKD\n* Able to understand and answer the questionnaire\n* Written informed consent\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Acute kidney injury without established CKD\n* Previous kidney transplantation (if considered to affect homogeneity)\n* Severe cognitive or communication impairment preventing reliable questionnaire completion\n* Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent\n* Inability to provide reasonably reliable information about the pre-dialysis period (for retrospective questions)","ALL","18 Years",{"count":64,"type":65},116,"ESTIMATED","1 Day","OBSERVATIONAL","This cross-sectional study aims to assess awareness regarding arteriovenous fistula creation among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, including pre-dialysis patients and those receiving maintenance hemodialysis, at Assiut University Hospital.",[70,71,72,73],"Chronic Kidney Diseases","Dialysis; Complications","Arteriovenous Fistula","Kidney Failure, Chronic",[75,76,77,78,79,80],"Arteriovenous fistula","AVF awareness","Hemodialysis","Chronic kidney disease","Vascular access","Assiut","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-09-09",{"date":84,"type":85},"2026-09-14","ACTUAL",{"date":87,"type":65},"2026-09-10",{"date":89,"type":65},"2028-02-20",{"name":5,"class":6}]