Tokyo, Oct. 3 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063130) titled 'Renal Care Delivery and Telemedicine Utilization in Areas with Limited Access to Specialized Nephrology Care: A Questionnaire and Interview Survey' on Oct. 3.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - The University of Tokyo

Condition: Condition - Kidney diseases Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study aims to clarify the current state of nephrology care systems in areas with limited access to specialized kidney care, such as remote and island regions, and to evaluate the actual utilization and utility of telemedicine in this field. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - Not applicable Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1. Questionnaire Survey Physicians involved in the management of internal medicine services at facilities that meet all of the following criteria (one physician per facility). A. Facilities operated by the Regional Medical Promotion Association (https://www.jadecom.or.jp/hospital/index.html), or medical facilities located in Hokkaido, Tokyo, Nara Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture, or Okinawa Prefecture B. Facilities that qualify as remote-area clinics or remote-area medical hub hospitals, or facilities where the research collaborators determined that physicians are involved in the treatment of adult CKD, lifestyle-related diseases, and dialysis in regions with limited nephrology care. Note: In some cases, this selection process may be conducted in collaboration with local governments.

2. Interview Survey Staff members from facilities that responded to the questionnaire survey and meet any of the following criteria, and who indicated their willingness to participate in the interview survey within the questionnaire (up to 10 facilities, with a maximum of 5 participants per facility). A. Facilities that, based on their questionnaire responses, are believed to face challenges regarding their nephrology care systems or the utilization of telemedicine B. Facilities that, based on their questionnaire responses, are implementing initiatives considered best practices regarding their nephrology care systems or the utilization of telemedicine Key exclusion criteria - Facilities meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:

1) Facilities that refuse the use of their information for this study.

2) Facilities deemed inappropriate for participation by the investigators. Target Size - 500

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 09 Month 10 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 09 Month 17 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 10 Month 05 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072246

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