Challenges to enrollment and randomization of the frequent hemodialysis network (FHN) daily trial

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-309

  Sergeyeva, Olga ^a   Gorodetskaya, Irina ^b,c   Ramos, Rosio ^a   Schiller, Brigitte M ^c,d   Larive, Brett ^e   Raimann, Jochen G ^a   Ting, George O ^c,f   Eggers, Paul W ^g   Chertow, Glenn M ^b,c   Levin, Nathan W ^a  

^a RENAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CA   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f EL CAMINO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily hemodialysis; Enrollment; Randomization; Randomized clinical trial; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANADA; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863323389     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/jn.5000160     Document Type: Article

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