Living With CKD: An E-Learning Platform for Adolescents With CKD About the Disease and Its Management
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- 3-C Institute for Social Development
- Enrollment
- 67
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from Baseline Self-Management and Transition to Adulthood Treatment Questionnaire at 6 months
Overview
Brief Summary
Leveraging a unique combination of synchronized web and mobile applications, this 3 year SBIR Phase II project will fully develop and pilot test My Kidney Guru-a program that will offer pediatric patients with CKD developmentally appropriate, interactive, and engaging instruction and practice opportunities to build knowledge and skills to manage CKD.
Detailed Description
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition, characterized by an irreversible deterioration of renal function that gradually progresses to end-stage renal disease, requiring dialysis or kidney transplant. CKD and its co-morbidities (e.g., hypertension, anemia, acidosis, and metabolic bone disease) require strict treatment adherence to halt progression and improve outcomes. Unfortunately, the majority of pediatric patients with CKD do not adhere to their medical regimen. This non-adherence can have devastating consequences such as renal failure, kidney transplant rejection, and even death. Research underscores how a lack of information or misinformation undermines adherence, and how static educational materials are not sufficient to ensure adherence to treatment. In order to optimize adherence, there is a need for educational programs to include a behavioral self-management component. Moreover, web-based tools are well accepted among CKD patients and online education has been shown to significantly improve health outcomes for adults with chronic illness. Leveraging a unique combination of synchronized web and mobile applications, this 3 year SBIR Phase II project will fully develop and pilot test My Kidney Guru-a program that will offer pediatric patients with CKD developmentally appropriate, interactive, and engaging instruction and practice opportunities to build knowledge and skills to manage CKD. The contextually-relevant program will include personalized tools for self-monitoring and self-management including coping strategies for managing psychological and psychosocial aspects of a chronic condition. The proposed project will accomplish three specific aims: (1) Fully develop the program, including nine modules, using an iterative user-centered development-testing-revision process to ensure the software achieves optimal usability for intended end users. (2) Conduct a pilot efficacy study to assess the program's impact for improving adolescents' CKD and self-management knowledge, treatment adherence, transition readiness, self-management skills, self-efficacy, and quality of life. Adolescents with CKD will complete the nine modules over a 6-month intervention period. Parents of adolescents will review the parent module at the beginning of the trial and the youth modules at the end of the trial. Investigators expect adolescents to report significant improvements in all areas. Lastly, investigators will (3) prepare the product for commercialization by conducting focus groups with healthcare providers to review the program and gather feedback regarding implementation in healthcare delivery settings. In preparation for Phase III commercial launch, investigators will finalize revisions and reporting functions, and integrate e-commerce functions into the website. The proposed My Kidney Guru program will directly address the need for innovative solutions to effectively increase treatment adherence using a dynamic education and self-management program designed specifically to meet the needs of adolescents with CKD. Greater adherence and self-management skill will translate into significant benefits in the well-being of these youth, including lower risk for medical complications and mortality.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 13 Years to 25 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •13-25 years old
- •Been in Stage 1-5 CKD for at least 3 months or \<1 year post transplant
- •English Language fluency
- •No significant intellectual or developmental delays
Exclusion Criteria
- •Adolescents who participated in the Phase I feasibility testing or Phase II usability testing will be excluded from the pilot test due to their familiarity with the proposed product.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from Baseline Self-Management and Transition to Adulthood Treatment Questionnaire at 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months apart, as pre- and post-tests
Both parents and adolescents will complete this 18-item measure, rating the extent to which youth are ready to transition to self-care and manage their health-related needs independently. Items assess adolescents' independence in scheduling doctor's appointments, remembering to take medication, finding answers to health-related questions, knowledge of their condition, and how easy/difficult these tasks are for the youth. Responses range from 0 (Never, Very Hard, or Nothing) to 5 (Always, Very Easy, or A Lot). Total scores range from 0 to 90. Higher scores reflect better outcomes.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change from Baseline Beliefs about Dietary Compliance scale at 6 months(6 months apart, as pre- and post-tests)
- Change from Baseline Chronic Kidney Disease Self-Efficacy Instrument at 6 months(6 months apart, as pre- and post-tests)
- Change from Baseline Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease Scale at 6 months(6 months apart, as pre- and post-tests)
- Change from Baseline Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale at 6 months(6 months apart, as pre- and post-tests)
- Change from Baseline Kidney Disease and Quality of Life-Short Form at 6 months(6 months apart, as pre- and post-tests)
- Change from Baseline Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised at 6 months(6 months apart, as pre- and post-tests)
- Change from Baseline Knowledge of My Kidney Guru at 6 months(6 months apart, as pre- and post-tests)