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Table 2 Primary and secondary outcomes, data sources and timeline for measurements

From: Remote follow-up using patient-reported outcome measures in patients with chronic kidney disease: the PROKID study – study protocol for a non-inferiority pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Outcomes

Data source

Measurement/month

Clinical outcomes

 Renal function (eGFR)

Electronic health record (EHR)

0,3,6,9,12,15,18

 Mortality

Electronic health record (EHR)

6,12,18

 Initiation of dialysis

Electronic health record (EHR)

6,12,18

 Transplantation

Electronic health record (EHR)

6, 12,18

 Hospitalisation

Electronic health record (EHR)

16,12,18

 CKD biomarkers

Electronic health record (EHR)

0,3,6,9,12,15,18

Resource utilisation

 Number of face-to-face visits

Electronic health record (EHR)

6,12,18

 Unexpected contacts

Electronic health record (EHR)

6,12,18

 Phone contacts

Electronic health record (EHR)

6,12,18

Patient-reported outcomes

 Quality of life

Euroqol (EQ-5D 5 L)

0,6,12,18

 General health

Short Form-36 (SF-36)

0,6,12,18

 Illness perception

Brief Illness Perception (IPQ-B)

0,6,12,18

 Self-efficacy

General Self-efficacy (GSE)

0,12,18

 Patient involvement

AmbuFlex PRO questionnaire

6,12,18

 Confidence, satisfaction

AmbuFlex PRO questionnaire

6,12,18