Evaluation of a Virtual Home Dialysis Mentoring Program (Home)

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The Investigator plans to establish a virtual platform for home dialysis physician mentoring with the intent to: Formulate a practical, interactive, virtual curriculum in home dialysis Provide dedicated video conferences in home dialysis mentorship Measure knowledge awareness and attitudes towards home dialysis

Detailed Description
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Home-based kidney replacement therapy offers enhanced quality of life and clinical advantages compared to conventional in-center hemodialysis. Globally, there is an increased awareness of home dialysis. However, there is a lack of mentoring centers to support new programs and/or nephrologists to initiate and grow home dialysis.1, 2 Critical prerequisites for a successful mentoring relationship include: Established excellence in home dialysis in the mentor center Willingness from both mentors and mentees to participate in the program Engaging, high quality clinical content, including sharing of best practices Lack of system barriers to establish home dialysis Dedicated metrics to measure success of the program The Investigator plans to establish a virtual platform with the intent to: Formulate a practical, interactive, virtual curriculum in home dialysis Provide dedicated video conferences in home dialysis mentorship Measure knowledge awareness and attitudes towards home dialysis The Investigator hypothesizes that an effective, sustained mentorship program will increase knowledge and awareness of home dialysis and will ultimately enhance overall home dialysis adoption.

Official Title
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Evaluation of a Virtual Home Dialysis Mentoring Program (Home)

Conditions
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End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis, Home Dialysis

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Credentialed physicians at Satellite Healthcare Nephrology fellows at nephrology training program affiliated with Satellite Healthcare credentialed physician Exclusion Criteria: Any person who does not meet the inclusion criteria
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Virtual Mentoring Program Participants<br>Physicians credentialed at Satellite Healthcare will be eligible to participate along with nephrology fellows from training programs affiliated with credentialed physicians. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The change in participants' self-reported knowledge awareness. | The change in participants' self-reported knowledge awareness (as assessed by self- reported expertise rating). | through study completion, an average of 1 year | 
| The change in participants' perception of home dialysis adoption | The change in participants' perception of home dialysis adoption as assessed by the percentage of home dialysis patients relative to conventional in-center hemodialysis at baseline versus the end of the study. | through study completion, an average of 1 year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of registered participants | Number of physicians who register for the program | through study completion, an average of 1 year | 
| Number of participants attending each session | Number of physicians who participate in each mentoring Session | through study completion, an average of 1 year | 
| Change in the percentage of patients using home dialysis | Change between baseline and end of study in the number of home dialysis patients | through study completion, an average of 1 year |