The Primary-Secondary Care Partnership to Improve Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease (PSP-CKD) Study: A Cluster Randomized Trial in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most patients with CKD are managed in the community. Whether nurse-led CKD management programs improve outcomes in patients with CKD in primary care is unclear.

Methods

To assess the effect of such a program on the rate of renal function decline in patients with CKD (stages 3-5) in primary care in the United Kingdom, we conducted a cluster randomized trial, the Primary-Secondary Care Partnership to Improve Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease study. A software program designed for the study created a data file of patients with CKD in participating practices. In 23 intervention practices (11,651 patients), a CKD nurse practitioner worked with nominated practice leads to interpret the data file and implement guideline-based patient-level CKD management interventions.

SUBMITTER: Major RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6622412 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature