INCremental Dialysis to Improve Health Outcomes in People Starting Haemodialysis (INCH-HD)

NCT04932148 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 372

Last updated 2026-05-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The INCH-HD trial will test if incremental HD preserves the quality of life of patients and families and is a safe, practical, cost effective treatment option.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Incremental HD

Starting haemodialysis at twice weekly frequency

OTHER

Conventional HD

Starting haemodialysis at thrice weekly frequency

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical Research Future Fund

    collaborator OTHER
  • Queensland Health

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • The University of Queensland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter Kerr, Prof · University of Queensland, Monash University

  • David Johnson, Prof · University of Queensland, Queensland Health

  • Andrea Viecelli, Dr · University of Queensland, Queensland Health

  • Charmaine Lok, Prof · University Health Network, Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-06
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • Australia
  • Canada

Study Locations

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