End stage renal disease/living kidney donation Urological and Genital Diseases End stage renal disease
Conditions
Interventions
Interventions:
A brief booklet will be provided upon enrolment of the study, followed by a two hour education session that occurs only once, targeting modifiable barriers to living don
Sponsors
University of Calgary (Canada)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who are potentially eligible for a kidney transplant, including: 1. New referrals to the transplant clinic 2. Patients who are in the process of getting a transplant workup 3. Those who are active on the transplant waiting list
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients less than 18 years of age 2. Patients who are not fluent in the English language 3. Patients with impaired cognitive function 4. Patients who are not eligible to continue with the transplant workup process 5. Patients who have already identified a living donor
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The intent to choose living donation as measured by a phone call to the living donor program by a donor on behalf of a participant; this will be measured at three months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An improvement in knowledge and attitudes towards living donation as measured by a change in questionnaire score from baseline; this will be measured at six weeks. | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed