None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Despite recent increases in organ donation rates thanks to dedicated efforts from the National Organ and Tissue Authority, Australia continues to have one of the lowest organ donation rates of developed countries. The vast majority of people publicly support organ donation, but many do not make their wishes known by either registering their wishes on the national register (the Australian Organ Donor Register, or AODR) and/or communicating their wishes to their families. Very few studies have examined strategies to increase the likelihood of these behaviours, especially amongst young people. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of two interventions (brief and enhanced video) with a non-intervention control condition designed to increase the proportion of TAFE students registered on the Australian Organ Donor Register (AODR). Design: A 3 arm cluster randomised controlled trial. Method: TAFE classes in the Newcastle area will be randomised to one of three conditions (brief video, enhanced video, control). Students will be invited to complete a baseline and one-month follow-up survey to measure registration status as well as knowledge and attitudes towards organ donation. Classes in the intervention arms will view a video-based intervention: either a) a brief informative video about organ donation or b) an enhanced informative video with an interview with an organ donation recipient and relative. Students in both intervention conditions will also be given the opportunity to complete an organ donor registration form. The intervention will be carried out in class immediately following the completion of the baseline survey. Outcomes: The primary outcome will be AODR registrations. Self-reported family discussions regarding registration will also be examined, as well as changes in knowledge and attitudes. Significance: This study has the potential to increase registrations on the AODR and consequently save lives. If shown to be effective, the interventions could to be widely implemented throughout the TAFE system, and Universities.
Interventions
The study is a three-arm cluster randomised controlled trial investigating the comparative effectiveness of two video interventions designed to increase registration on the Australian Organ Donor Register versus a control.
Brief video intervention: Classes allocated to the brief video intervention will be invited to complete a baseline survey investigating knowledge and attitudes towards organ donation as well as current organ donor registration status. Following this, organ donor registration
The study is a three-arm cluster randomised controlled trial investigating the comparative effectiveness of two video interventions designed to increase registration on the Australian Organ Donor Register versus a control. Brief video intervention: Classes allocated to the brief video intervention will be invited to complete a baseline survey investigating knowledge and attitudes towards organ donation as well as current organ donor registration status. Following this, organ donor registration forms will be distributed and a brief, 5-minute video delivering the “Discover, Decide, Discuss” message about organ donation will be screened. Students will then be invited to consider registering their organ donation decision by completing the registration form. Enhanced video intervention: Classes allocated to the enhanced video intervention will follow the same procedure as the brief video intervention, but this intervention will screen an enhanced informative video about organ donation (10 minutes) which includes an interview with an organ donation recipient and a relative, in addition to the "Discover, Decide, Discuss" message. One month after completion of the baseline survey (and intervention delivery where applicable), the research team will return to all classes involved to administer a brief follow-up questionnaire investigating changes in knowledge and attitudes as well as self-reported registration status.
Sponsors
University of Newcastle
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Aged 16 years or older, enrolled in a participating TAFE class, present in class on day of baseline survey delivery, can read and understand English
Exclusion criteria
Under 16 years of age, not enrolled in a participating TAFE class
Outcome results
None listed