NCT06841016

Brief Summary

To develop, pilot, and refine a virtual healthcare agent that will educate patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and their caregivers about kidney transplantation.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
148

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2024

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 26, 2024

Completed
11 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 10, 2025

Completed
11 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 21, 2025

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 14, 2025

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

January 12, 2026

Status Verified

January 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

February 10, 2025

Last Update Submit

January 9, 2026

Conditions

Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD)

Keywords

CKDtransplantationvirtual healthcare agentNKF

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Median change in Transplant intention Likert scale question from pre- to post-vHCA

    Assess the change in intentionally to consider/discuss getting a kidney transplant using 5-point Likert scale survey

    1 year

Study Arms (1)

Virtual Nephrologist

EXPERIMENTAL
Other: Virtual Nephrologist

Interventions

Virtual NephrologistOTHER

Quality improvement (QI) pilot of an interactive, conversational virtual healthcare agent to educate and engage patients with advanced CKD about transplantation

Virtual Nephrologist

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • y/o able to provide consent
  • Advanced CKD
  • English speaking
  • Penn Medicine patient

You may not qualify if:

  • Vulnerable populations

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Renal Insufficiency, Chronic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Renal InsufficiencyKidney DiseasesUrologic DiseasesFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesMale Urogenital DiseasesChronic DiseaseDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 10, 2025

First Posted

February 21, 2025

Study Start

March 26, 2024

Primary Completion

July 14, 2025

Study Completion

December 31, 2025

Last Updated

January 12, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(2)