University Student Intervention to Increase Organ Donation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Behavior; Organ Donation
• Interventions: Behavioral: PI Video Intervention; Behavioral: HRSA Video Intervention; Behavioral: CDC Health Website Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT01969864
• Lead Sponsor: Case Western Reserve University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of brief organ donation video interventions on consent for organ donation among college and university students. Our hypothesis is that the organ donation video interventions will be superior to lay health websites for increasing organ donation consent.

Detailed Description

This randomized controlled trial will involve 600 intervention and 600 control university students. Students will be randomized to 1 of 3 arms: a 5-minute video by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a 5-minute video by the study principal investigator, or a health-related website by the Centers for Disease Control. After viewing the intervention, participants will be asked questions including whether they would like to consent to organ donation on their state electronic registry.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-10
• Study First Submitted: 2013-10-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-10-22
• Study First Posted: 2013-10-25
• Primary Completion: 2016-07
• Study Completion: 2016-12
• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2261

Inclusion Criteria

• Currently enrolled student
• English speaking
• No severe visual or auditory impairment
• Citizen of the United States of America
• Not a currently registered organ donor
• Has a driver's license, state identification card, or learner's permit from one of the 50 states

Exclusion Criteria

• Not a currently enrolled student
• Limited English proficiency
• Severe visual or auditory impairment
• Registered organ donor
• Does not have an active driver's license, state identification card, or learner's permit from one of the 50 states

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
PI Video Intervention	PI Video Intervention	5-minute video on organ donation created in part by the principal investigator.
HRSA Video Intervention	HRSA Video Intervention	5-minute video on organ donation from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CDC Health Website Intervention	CDC Health Website Intervention	This control intervention will include text from the CDC website on health and wellness.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of students who agreed to consent to donation on the state electronic donor registry	One day	Proportion of students who agreed to consent to donation on the state electronic donor registry

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of students who were willing to donate within 6 months	One day	Proportion of students who were willing to donate within 6 months
Intervention quality	One day	Student-reported quality of the intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Case Western Reserve University; 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Baldwin Wallace University; 🇺🇸 Berea, Ohio, United States

Cleveland State University; 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States