Community Health Worker Support for Hispanic and Latino Individuals Receiving Hemodialysis: The Navigate-Kidney Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hispanic and Latino individuals with hemodialysis-dependent kidney failure experience social barriers that may increase their risk for volume-related complications, including fluid accumulation between dialysis sessions or interdialytic weight gain (IDWG). Higher IDWG contributes to cardiovascular complications, hospitalizations, and poor quality of life. Minimizing IDWG is prioritized by patients, clinicians, and payers; yet, high IDWG remains common despite dietary education.

Objective

To determine if community health worker (CHW) support reduces IDWG among Hispanic and Latino individuals receiving hemodialysis.

Design, setting, and participants

This parallel group, unblinded, multicenter, community-partnered, randomized clinical trial was conducted at 5

SUBMITTER: Cervantes L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12595546 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature