Increasing Communication About Live Donor Kidney Transplant

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Kidney Transplant Candidates
• Interventions: Behavioral: Living Donor Transplant Education

• Registration Number: NCT01855438
• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Brief Summary

This study will test the efficacy of a communication intervention intended to increase and improve kidney transplant candidates' communication about live donor kidney transplantation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-05
• Study First Submitted: 2013-05-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-05-13
• Study First Posted: 2013-05-16
• Primary Completion: 2016-04
• Study Completion: 2016-04
• Status Verified: 2018-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-02-19
• Last Update Posted: 2018-02-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 236

Inclusion Criteria

• Wait listed for kidney transplantation in active status (i.e., status 1 or 2)
• 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 or wait listed, but not in active status
• Under 18 years of age
• Non-English speaking
• Cognitively impaired
• Institutionalized

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Living Donor Transplant Education 1	Living Donor Transplant Education	Participants randomized to Living Donor Transplant Education 1 will receive education on living donor kidney transplantation and its discussion.
Living Donor Transplant Education 2	Living Donor Transplant Education	Participants randomized to Living Donor Transplant Education 2 will receive education on living donor kidney transplantation and its discussion; they will also have the opportunity to practice discussing living kidney transplantation with simulated patients portraying participants' conversational partners.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the number of individuals screened as potential living donors	Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post	1 self-reported item

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in intentions to discuss live donor kidney transplantation	Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post	3-item, 7-point Likert-type scale
Change in engagement in discussion about live donor kidney transplantation	Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post	2 self-reported items: whether live donor kidney transplantation was discussed (yes/no) and number of discussions held
Change in the number of living donor kidney transplants performed	At study commencement; after all program sessions (interventions) are completed; at study conclusion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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