Multi-center, pragmatic, cluster-randomized, controlled trial of standardized peritoneal dialysis (PD) training versus usual care on PD-related infections (the TEACH-PD trial): trial protocol

• Published in: Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 730 - 16
• Main Authors: Chow, Josephine S. F., Boudville, Neil, Cho, Yeoungjee, Palmer, Suetonia, Pascoe, Elaine M., Hawley, Carmel M., Reidlinger, Donna M., Hickey, Laura E., Stastny, Ruth, Valks, Andrea, Vergara, Liza, Movva, Ramya, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Candler, Hayley, Mihala, Gabor, Buisman, Bernadette, Equinox, Keri-Lu, Figueiredo, Ana E., Fuge, Trudi, Howard, Kirsten, Howell, Martin, Jaure, Allison, Jose, Matthew D., Lee, Anna, Miguel, Susana S., Moodie, Jo-anne, Nguyen, Thu T., Pinlac, Geraldine, Reynolds, Annie, Saweirs, Walaa W. M., Steiner-Lim, Genevieve Z., TeWhare, Bronwen, Tomlins, Melinda, Upjohn, Megan, Voss, David, Walker, Rachael C., Wilson, Joanne, Johnson, David W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 14.11.2023; BMC
• Subjects: Adult education; Caregivers; Clinical trials; Cluster randomized controlled trial; Competency assessment; Core curriculum; Cost control; Cost-effectiveness; Funding; Health services; Hemodialysis; Hospitals; Infections; Medical research; Nephrology; Outcomes; Patient education; Patient satisfaction; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis; Research centers; Transplants & implants; New Zealand; Queensland Australia; Australia; Western Australia Australia; New South Wales Australia; Tasmania Australia; Patient education; Competency assessment; Standardized training; Cost-effectiveness; Outcomes; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis; Cluster randomized controlled trial
• ISSN: 1745-6215; 1745-6215
• DOI: 10.1186/s13063-023-07715-0

Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related infections, such as peritonitis, exit site, and tunnel infections, substantially impair the sustainability of PD. Accordingly, PD-related infection is the top-priority research outcome for patients and caregivers. While PD nurse trainers teach patients to perform the...