Communicating About Choices in Transplantation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: End Stage Renal Disease and Kidney Transplantation
• Interventions: Behavioral: COACH Program

• Registration Number: NCT01853007
• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the impact of a newly developed educational program on kidney transplant candidates' communication about living and deceased donor kidney transplantation.

Detailed Description

The Communicating about Choices (COACH) in Transplantation program educates patients with end stage renal disease, who are waitlisted for kidney transplantation, about kidney disease and the risks, benefits and processes for both living and deceased donor transplantation. The program also teaches key communication skills needed to effectively initiate and manage conversations about transplantation.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-05-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-05-09
• Study First Posted: 2013-05-14
• Study Start: 2013-06
• Primary Completion: 2016-04
• Study Completion: 2016-04
• Status Verified: 2018-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2018-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Wait listed for kidney transplantation in active status
• Adult (at least 18 years of age)
• English speaking
• Capable of making medical decisions (i.e., not cognitively impaired)
• Non-institutionalized

Exclusion Criteria

• Not listed for kidney transplantation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
COACH Program	COACH Program	Participants randomized to the intervention condition will attend a COACH session held in a small group format. The session provides information on living and deceased donor transplantation (i.e., the processes, risks and benefits) and on the key communication skills needed to effectively initiate and maintain conversations about transplantation.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in engagement in discussion of living and deceased donor transplantation	Baseline (upon enrollment); 1 month post; 3 months post	2 self-report items: whether transplantation was discussed (yes/no) and the number of discussions held
Change in knowledge of living and deceased donor transplant	Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 2 months post	15 True/False Questions

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in intentions to discuss living and deceased donor transplantation	Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post	3-item, 7-point Likert-type scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University; 🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States