Bone Marrow Donation

• Conditions: Bone Marrow Donation

• Registration Number: NCT02279797
• Lead Sponsor: International Institute of Rescue Research and Education

Brief Summary

The study evaluates the knowledge, attitude and practice about bone marrow donation among medical students and medical staff.

Detailed Description

In Europe the biggest database of bone marrow donors have Germany - more than 5.5 million people registered, in Poland is only 700 thousand people, and a total worldwide 24 million people willing to donate bone marrow.

In the study the investigators are examining how medical students and medical staff feel about the issues of bone marrow donation, especially: bone marrow shortage, methods of donation.

The investigators are planning to focus on the following specific questions:

What is the level of knowledge about bone marrow donation among participants? What are the sociodemographic, sociocultural and socioeconomic characteristics of listed as an Organ Donor and non-listed as an Organ Donor among participants? Evidence on the role of financial and other incentives in eliciting bone marrow donation.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2014-10
• Study Start: 2014-10
• Study First Submitted: 2014-10-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-10-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-10-29
• Study First Posted: 2014-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 2014-10-31
• Primary Completion: 2014-11
• Study Completion: 2014-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• Give voluntary consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• not meet the above criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of participants who approve prosocial motivation to bone marrow donation	2 months	Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate attitude assessed by 10- items questionnaire about perception towards financial and other incentives in eliciting bone marrow donation. For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Results of the Practice Tool (Questionnaire)	2 months	Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate practice assessed by 10- items questionnaire about basic information about practice with bone marrow (prohibited and unethical practices). For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale).
Results of the Medical Knowledge Tool (Questionnaire)	2 months	Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate knowledge assessed by 10- items questionnaire about basic information about bone marrow registry and methods of harvest of bone marrow . For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

International Institute of Rescue Research and Education; 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovia, Poland