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Intervention to Reduce Infectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis

ConditionPeritoneal Infection
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversitat de Lleida

About this trial

Peritonitis is a common and serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and is one of the main causes of peritoneal dialysis technique failure and long-term hemodialysis conversion.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients >18 years of age

Medically stable

Who can perform dialysis themselves or with the help of a caregiver willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent will be included

Disqualifiers

Patients with psychiatric, psychological disorders and social (language barrier included)

Who do not have a formal/informal caregiver

Those who due to medical needs cannot continue with the standard schedule, pregnant women, participants who suffered peritonitis before receiving the educational intervention

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Intervention to reduce infectious complications of peritoneal dialysis

    Behavioral

    * Before catheter placement: The nurse and doctor provide the patient and/or caregiver with a PD simulation. * Initial training: from the placement of the catheter to the beginning of the technique at home, approximately 4 weeks, 6 and 7 sessions, duration 1-2 hours per session. Individualized learning taking into account learning abilities and education. It includes the explanation of the PD and the display of informational pictograms/capsules. * Step-by-step teaching: peritoneal exchange, peritoneal orifice care, administration of intraperitoneal medication, recording of constants, detection of complications and risk behaviors. * Nutritional education and water intake. * Administration of the Objective Structured Assessment (OSA) checklist. * Retraining: between the 1st and 3rd month of the start, after an episode of peritonitis and/or hospitalization, risk behaviors, functional/cognitive impairment, passivity/demotivation behaviors, and regularly once the year.

  • Data collection from the patient's clinical history

    Behavioral

    Data collection from the patient's clinical history because this new standardized educational intervention was not used.

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Retrospective control groupOther 1 intervention
Group B: Prospective study groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Rate of peritonitis

It is calculated as the number of episodes of peritonitis per patient and year at risk.

Time frame
1 year after educational intervention.

Secondary outcomes

1

Age

In years

Time frame
Day 1 of peritoneal technique training.
2

Gender

Male or female

Time frame
Day 1 of peritoneal technique training.
3

Language barrier

Yes or not

Time frame
Day 1 of peritoneal technique training.
4

Marital status

Single, married, coupled, separated - divorced, widowed

Time frame
Day 1 of peritoneal technique training.

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Universitat de Lleida

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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