Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 8–10 million people in Germany and is primarily managed within general practice. The CARE project is investigating how the care provided by general practice care to people with chronic kidney disease who do not require renal replacement therapy can be improved.

The focus is on how an individual risk assessment for potential kidney failure contributes to treatment that is more in line with clinical guidelines. This is based on kidney function values from blood and urine tests, as well as the age and gender of the patients. This data is systematically recorded in participating practices. Some of the practices receive feedback on the treatment.

Project objectives

The aim of the study is to investigate whether this approach improves the quality of care and has a positive effect on the course of the disease, particularly with regard to the progression of kidney disease.

Basic data

Funding: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)

Duration: 54 months

Project partners

Institute of General Practice, University Medical Centre Greifswald

Institute and Outpatient Clinic for General Practice, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf

Institute of General Practice and Palliative Medicine, Hannover Medical School

Department of General Practice, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Institute of General Practice, University of Rostock