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Introduction. We launched a pilot study, called DIADIDEAL, to propose nurse-assistance at home for arteriovenous fistula (AVF) cannulation in home hemodialysis (HHD) patients. This article describes the recruitment of the patients and their nurses. Materials. All prevalent HD patients on November 30, 2018 with no medical contraindication to HDD treatment and all incident patients on dialysis from November 30, 2018 to April 21, 2023 were eligible. Results. Among the 155 prevalent HD patients, 4 patients were included. Among the 276 incident patients on dialysis during the study period, 6 were included. We phoned 23 nurse centers during the recruitment period. Eight of them agreed to learn in our unit how to cannulate AVF; 27 private nurses were recruited. Discussion. The results of the DIADIDEAL study will be available in 2024, and we hope they will lead to a reimbursement of nurse-AVF cannulation at home for hemodialysis patients.