Duke Transplant University: A Digital Patient Education Portal
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 83
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in patient transplant knowledge during intervention as measured by the scores from the "Transplant Knowledge" block within the Duke Transplant University Assessment
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness of educational videos for patients who have just had kidney transplant compared to usual patient education practices. Eligible patients will have the opportunity to enroll in this study after their transplant procedure either before hospital discharge or at their first follow up clinic visit.
Detailed Description
Participants will then complete a demographic survey and knowledge assesment to establish their baseline of knowledge regarding post-transplant care, medication adherence and patient satisfaction. Participants will then be randomly selected to receive either the usual patient education care provided for patients following kidney transplant, or to receive the usual care plus access to educational videos designed especially for post- transplant patients. Videos can be viewed on a tablet computer with their transplant team during clinic visits and at home using a smartphone.
At 3 months post-transplant, all participants will be asked to repeat the knowledge assessment. Hospital re-admissions and patient satisfaction will be measured at 6 months after transplant.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •recent kidney transplant recipients
- •competent with the capacity to give legal written consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Unable to sign informed consent.
- •Patients with delirium, dementia, or other cognitive impairment that would not allow informed consent to enter the study.
- •patients with severe vision or auditory impairment who are unable to view or hear electronic videos at close range.
- •patients who are unable to understand the English language.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in patient transplant knowledge during intervention as measured by the scores from the "Transplant Knowledge" block within the Duke Transplant University Assessment
Time Frame: Baseline to 3 months
Change will be measured by comparing the scores from the Transplant Knowledge assessments completed at baseline and 3 months.
Number of medication errors made post-transplant as measured by pillbox errors
Time Frame: 1 month, 2 months and 3 months
The number of medication errors will be measured by counting number of pill box errors identified by pharmacist's review of patient's pillbox during transplant follow up clinic visits conducted at 1 month, 2 months and 3 months.
Change in perceptions of self-efficacy as measured by the scores from the "Self-Efficacy and Resiliency" assessment within the Duke Transplant University Assessment
Time Frame: Baseline to 3 months
Change will be measured by comparing the scores from the Self-Efficacy and Resiliency assessments completed at baseline and 3 months.
Secondary Outcomes
- Patients' satisfaction with the transplant experience as measured by satisfaction ratings(Baseline and 6 months)
- Number of hospital re-admissions post transplant(Baseline to 6 months)