Evaluation of a Website on Living Kidney Donation for Hispanics
- Conditions
- End Stage Kidney Disease
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Website Intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT01859871
- Lead Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to increase understanding about living kidney donation (LKD) among Hispanic/Latino patients and public by increasing knowledge and positive attitudes about LKD. Improving Hispanics' understanding about LKD will ensure that Hispanic patients and public are fully informed of the treatment options for End Stage Kidney Disease.
- Detailed Description
The shortage of kidneys for transplantation, and ethnic disparities in living kidney donation rates are major public health problems. Hispanics need more kidney transplants, yet receive fewer living donor kidney transplants than they need. Factors known to contribute to Hispanics' low rates of living donation kidney transplantation include cultural beliefs, lack of knowledge, and negative attitudes about living kidney donation. Web-based interventions are promising as Hispanics are using the Internet at increasingly greater rates. However, few websites about transplantation are tailored to potential Hispanic kidney transplant candidates or the Hispanic community. This study aims to develop, test, and evaluate the effectiveness of a bilingual web-based educational resource targeted to Hispanic patients and the public, which can serve as a low-cost, convenient, and culturally competent tool to enhance knowledge about living kidney donation. Improving Hispanics' understanding about living kidney donation will promote their autonomy and self-determination by helping to ensure that Hispanic patients and public are fully informed of the treatment options for end-stage kidney disease.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 123
- Adults (age ≥ 18 years)
- Hispanics/Latinos
- ESRD patients who are scheduled to attend each participating transplant center's education sessions. Sessions mark the first phase of evaluation in order for patients to get wait listed for a transplant or for others to become a living kidney donor.
- Family and friends who accompany patients to the transplant center.
- Identification as Hispanic/Latino.
- Ability to come to Northwestern 3 hours prior to the scheduled education session.
- Ability to read. Reading ability will be assessed using the 5-point Likert scale question validated in English and Spanish:13 "How often do you need to have someone help you when you read instructions, pamphlets, or other written material from your doctor or pharmacy?" People will be included if they reply 1-Never or 2-Rarely.
- Non-identification as Hispanic/Latino.
- Inability to come to Northwestern 3 hours prior to the scheduled education session.
- Individuals who are not able to read Spanish or English. People will be excluded if they reply 3-Sometimes, 4-Often, and 5-Always to the question, "How often do you need to have someone help you when you read instructions, pamphlets, or other written material from your doctor or pharmacy?" .
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Website Intervention Website Intervention Navigate website plus standard of care
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knowledge about Living Kidney Donation 3 weeks Will assess change in knowledge and positive attitudes about risks, benefits, processes, and cultural factors associated with living kidney donation over time, and their associations with participant characteristics (i.e., age, literacy).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Website use and satisfaction 3 weeks Will assess satisfaction and use of website 3 weeks after enrollment.
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH)
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of California, Davis
🇺🇸Davis, California, United States