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Mobile Strategy for Improving Eye Health of Kidney Patients Treated with Dialysis (SIGHT)

Award Number: R01EY038908
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2031

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Mobile Strategy for Improving Eye Health of Kidney Patients Treated with Dialysis (SIGHT) - ABSTRACT Patients with chronic kidney failure treated by dialysis have high risks of vision-threatening eye diseases that are inadequately diagnosed and treated. In this population, diabetes and hypertension, the most common causes of kidney failure, are often longstanding and sub-optimally managed, leading to severe concomitant damage in both eye and kidney. Frequent dialysis treatments, associated transportation burden, and high levels of disease- and treatment-related fatigue make additional health care visits challenging and limit effective eye care, combined with additional barriers at individual, interpersonal, and community levels. As a result, only ~40% of patients with diabetes and kidney failure currently receive an annual eye exam, and rates are lower yet for patients with kidney failure who do not have diabetes. The overall goal of this project is to test the effectiveness of a multi-level implementation strategy to improve the evaluation, treatment, and outcomes of vision-threatening eye diseases among kidney failure patients treated in community-based dialysis centers. We propose a 3-year parallel cluster randomized clinical trial in which 19 dialysis units (~1100 patients) are assigned to a multi-level strategy to improve eye health or to usual care. The strategy features mobile eye evaluations in the dialysis unit combined with patient, provider, and staff education, facilitated nephrologist coordination of ophthalmology referrals, and patient support for follow-up clinic visits. We will test the effectiveness of this multi-level strategy to improve eye care (Aim 1) and vision-related quality of life (Aim 2) and assess implementation outcomes and determinants of implementation to optimize the strategy for future regional and national scale-up (Aim 3). The study is a partnership with Northwest Kidney Centers, a community-based, not-for-profit organization that provides kidney disease education, dialysis care, and related support services in Washington state, and will be carried out by an experienced interdisciplinary team with an emphasis on longitudinal community engagement.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $1,383,760 )
2026	2026	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Vision Research	000	1	9/15/2026	NEW	$1,383,760
														Subtotal = $1,383,760

Grand Total All Awards = $1,383,760

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Mobile Strategy for Improving Eye Health of Kidney Patients Treated with Dialysis (SIGHT)

Award Number: R01EY038908

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2031

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