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Multicenter Study
. 2022 Jan;42(1):75-82.
doi: 10.1177/0896860820962901. Epub 2020 Nov 28.

The Peritoneal Dialysis Telemedicine-assisted Platform Cohort (PDTAP) Study: Design and methods

Tiantian Ma  1   2   3   4 , Zhikai Yang  1   2   3   4 , Shaomei Li  5 , Huaying Pei  5 , Jinghong Zhao  6 , Yi Li  6 , Zibo Xiong  7 , Yumei Liao  7 , Zhanzheng Zhao  8 , Jing Xiao  8 , Ying Li  9 , Qiongzhen Lin  9 , Zhaoxia Zheng  10 , Liping Duan  10 , Gang Fu  11 , Shanshan Guo  11 , Wenbo Hu  12 , Yulin Li  12 , Fuyun Sun  13 , Nan Zhao  13 , Qin Wang  14 , Tianrong Ji  14 , Beiru Zhang  15 , Rui Yu  15 , Li Hao  16 , Guiling Liu  16 , Li Zuo  17 , Huiping Zhao  17 , Caili Wang  18 , Lirong Deng  18 , Hongyu Chen  19 , Li Li  19 , Yulan Shen  20 , Yong Zhang  20 , Lihua Wang  21 , Yan Yan  21 , Zhigang Ma  22 , Yingping Li  22 , Xianchao Zhang  23 , Xuejian Wang  23 , Yirong Liu  24 , Xinying Gao  24 , Zhonggao Xu  25 , Li Zhang  25 , Shutong Du  26 , Cui Zhao  26 , Xiaoli Chen  27 , Hongyi Li  27 , Yingli Yue  28 , Shanshan Chen  28 , Yingchun Ma  29 , Yuanyuan Wei  29 , Jingwei Zhou  30 , Jie Lv  30 , Yingdong Zheng  31 , Sainan Zhu  32 , Minghui Zhao  1   2   3   4 , Jie Dong  1   2   3   4 ; PDTAP Working Group
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The Peritoneal Dialysis Telemedicine-assisted Platform Cohort (PDTAP) Study: Design and methods

Tiantian Ma et al. Perit Dial Int. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

Objectives: The primary objective of the Peritoneal Dialysis Telemedicine-assisted Platform Cohort (PDTAP) Study is to explore potential predictors and their effects on patient survival, technique survival, and the occurrence of infectious and noninfectious complications.

Design: The PDTAP study is a national-level cohort study in China. A newly developed PD telemedicine application provided a unique and convenient way to collect multicenter, structured data across units.

Setting: The PDTAP study was underway in 27 hospitals from 14 provinces located at 7 geographical regions (northwest, northeast, north, central, southwest, southeast, and south) in China.

Participants: Our study aims to enroll at least 7000 adult patients with end-stage renal disease receiving PD.

Methods: Approval has been obtained through the ethics committees of all hospitals. All participants signed the informed consent form after the center had received ethics board approval in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

Main outcome measures: Patient survival, technique survival, hospitalization, and the occurrence of infectious and noninfectious complications.

Conclusions: The PDTAP study aims to explore potential predictors and their effects on patient survival, technique survival, and infectious and noninfectious complications using a newly developed PD telemedicine system to collect multicenter, structured data in real-world practice. Substantial and transformable findings in relation to PD practices were expected. This study also developed a national-level infrastructure for further collaboration and ancillary investigation.

Keywords: Complications; exit-site infection; outcome; peritoneal dialysis; peritonitis; survival; technique survival; telemedicine.

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