This federal Project Grant award, valued at $154,381 and issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), supports the development, implementation, and trial of a clinical visit agenda-setting intervention for rural residents with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
The primary goal of this award is to co-adapt an existing patient-centered communication intervention and deliver it to rural-residing individuals with CKD, their care partners, and clinicians. Through participatory research methods, the project will iteratively refine the agenda-setting intervention based on feedback from key stakeholders. An open pilot and a pilot stepped wedge randomized controlled trial will then assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the intervention, with a focus on outcomes such as patient self-advocacy and healthcare utilization. The training program associated with this award aims to develop an independent investigator equipped to design, trial, and implement interventions that improve healthcare equity for rural Americans with CKD.
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