Dialyse@Home
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Dialyse@home: a mixed methods pilot study of home haemodialysis
IRAS ID
244231
Contact name
Martin Wilkie
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Home haemodialysis is an important but underused therapy in the UK. This study will explore the experience of home haemodialysis from the perspective of patients and carers and will also examine health care costs. The study will be in 2 phases. In the main part of the study 20 patients will be asked to complete and test questionnaires at two time points. These will ask about their experiences of dialysis at home. The second part of the study will involve interviews with 10 patients and carers to explore their individual experiences and see whether there are other topics that we should also be including in future work. As part of this work we will examine new ways to look at value beyond financial systems – for example the time involved in caring. The results of this work will be used to prepare for a larger study about home haemodialysis.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - South Yorkshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/YH/0137
Date of REC Opinion
27 Jun 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion