Peridialysis Project: The Influence of Predialysis Factors on the Initial Course of Dialysis

Summary

The present study plans to delineate the clinical, biochemical, sociological and psychological factors. involved in dialysis preparation, and their impact on dialysis initiation (DI), modality choice and prognosis. In particular the following questions are to be answered.

1. What factors influence unplanned DI?
2. What factors influence choice of dialysis modality?
3. What factors influence choice of dialysis access?
4. Why do physicians start dialysis?
5. What factors in the predialytic period and its immediate aftermath (the "peridialytic" period) influence prognosis?

Conditions

• End Stage Renal Disease

Interventions

OTHER

No intervention

No intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Odense University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

  collaborator OTHER

• Zealand University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Holbaek Sygehus

  collaborator OTHER

• Central Jutland Regional Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Sonderborg Hospital

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Skovde Hospital

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Karolinska University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Lund University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Turku University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Tartu University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• The Hospital of Vestfold

  collaborator OTHER

• St. Olavs Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Oslo University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Herlev Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• James G Heaf, MD DMSc · Herlev Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age

1 Month

Max Age

95 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-01-31

Primary Completion

2019-01-31

Completion

2020-01-31

Countries

• Denmark

Study Locations