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Transplant Navigator Dissemination

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Kidney Transplant
Renal Failure Chronic Requiring Hemodialysis
Interventions
Other: navigator
Registration Number
NCT01981603
Lead Sponsor
Catherine Sullivan
Brief Summary

Primary Aim A. To disseminate and determine the impact of streamlined navigation on wait listing and number of transplants. The navigator will provide tailored information and assistance to help dialysis patients complete the tasks required at each step in the transplant process. In the control group, dialysis patients will continue to get usual care from their nephrologists and dialysis facility personnel.

Hypothesis: Compared to control patients, intervention patients will be significantly more likely to be wait listed or receive a kidney transplant.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1926
Inclusion Criteria
  • between the ages of 18-70
  • receiving in center hemodialysis
Exclusion Criteria
  • less than 18 years of age
  • older than 70 years of age

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
navigatornavigatorKidney transplant recipients will serve as navigators to educate and assist other patients with the transplant process.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The proportion of patients who are wait listed or receive a kidney transplant.approximately 3 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

University of Kentucky

🇺🇸

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

MetroHealth Medical Center

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Jewish Hospital

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Lutheran Hospital

🇺🇸

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

The Ohio State University

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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