The Influence of Intensive Education and Coaching on Compliance for Oral Ganciclovir in the Prophylaxis of CMV: an Open Randomised Trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Cytomegalovirus Infections
- Interventions
- Behavioral: instructions and coaching
- Registration Number
- NCT00566072
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
- Brief Summary
21 patients were randomised to receive instructions and coaching or no intervention on the use and intake of ganciclovir. Intake of medication was measured by an electronic pill box. The duration of the study was 100 days.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 21
Inclusion Criteria
- men and women between 18 and 65 years old
- de novo kidney transplant patients
- patients who need CMV prophylaxis with ganciclovir during 3 months
- patients who gave informed consent after an oral explanation of the study
Exclusion Criteria
- patients who are seronegative for CMV virus and who received a kidney from a CMV negative donor
- patients with a creatinin clearance of less than 10 ml/min
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 instructions and coaching instructions and coaching on the use and intake of ganciclovir
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method relation between compliance of medication towards chemoprophylaxis and occurrence of CMV infection after kidney transplantation weekly follow-up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method relation between compliance and the instructions which a patient gets about intake of medication weekly follow-up
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Hospital Ghent
🇧🇪Ghent, Belgium