An interventional study of Chronic Kidney Disease Education in Chronic Kidney Disease, sponsored by East Carolina University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-04-12.
Sponsored by East Carolina University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The purpose of this program is to educate primary care physicians in four underserved clinics in eastern North Carolina about chronic kidney disease.
The Division of Nephrology within the Brody School of Medicine recently form a center to focus attention on the needs of patients with kidney disease in eastern North Carolina. It is estimated that more than 40 million Americans have or at risk for CKD. The estimate for CKD in eastern North Carolina is exacerbated by poor access to health care. The mission of the East Carolina University Center for the Study and Treatment of Kidney Disease (ECCKD) is to increase education and awareness, improve treatment and outcomes through research, and better serve patients with CKD in eastern North Carolina.
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Inclusion Criteria:
Instituting teaching programs to manage hypertension, diabetes, anemia, proteinuria and cardiovascular disease in patients.
Also known as: primary care, primary care clinics, education
To determine the effect of CKD education on the behavior of the primary care physician in underserved areas in Eastern North Carolina.
Time frame: every 6 months
To assess the rate of reduction of CKD in patients in Eastern North Carolina.
Time frame: every 6 months
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