Altruistic Kidney Donation - Attitudes of German Facebook Users and Dialysis Patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00010289

Enrollment

200

Registered

2016-05-31

Start date

2016-05-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

N18 N19

Interventions

Group 1: users of the social media platform Facebook .he purpose of this study is to evaluate the attitude of German persons towards organ donation, especially anonymous kidney donation and to compare

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inpatient of the dialysis centre at the University Hospital of Cologne, over the age of 18, informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Under the age of 18, disagreement with participation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Surveying 150 Facebook users and 50 dialysis inpatients via a self-created questionnaire which enquires attitudes towards transplantation-related topics as well as potential readiness for anonymous kidney donation and attachment style.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Age, sex, educational achievement, religion	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFrank Vitinius

Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie der Uniklinik Köln

frank.vitinius@uk-koeln.de0049221 478 3171

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026