Effect of an educational program by a transplant physician and a transplant recipient on attitudes towards deceased organ donation among Japanese nursing students: Randomized controlled trial

Effect of an educational program by a transplant physician and a transplant recipient on attitudes towards deceased organ donation among Japanese nursing students: Randomized controlled trial - Effect of an educational program on attitudes towards deceased organ donation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000014507

Enrollment

160

Registered

2014-08-01

Start date

2014-08-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

healthy individuals

Interventions

a classroom lecture by a transplant physician and a kidney transplant recipient about ESKD, kidney replacement therapy, deceased organ donation, and transplantation (90 min) a small group discussion

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: nursing students who do not have a signed donor card

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: nursing students who are absent for the initial questionnaire survey or withhold consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
commitment to deceased organ donation by signing a donor card (22 days later after the intervention)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
willingness to sign a donor card (22 days later after the intervention) family's signature on the donor card signed by students family's commitment for deceased organ donation by signing a donor card change in knowledge about deceased organ donation and transplantation willingness to donate organs after brain death willingness to donate organs after cardiac death willingness to donate a deceased family member's organs when a family member indicates willingness to donate organs willingness to donate a deceased family member's organs when willingness of a family member is not known discussion with their family about deceased organ donation	—

Measure

Time frame

willingness to sign a donor card (22 days later after the intervention) family's signature on the donor card signed by students family's commitment for deceased organ donation by signing a donor card change in knowledge about deceased organ donation and transplantation willingness to donate organs after brain death willingness to donate organs after cardiac death willingness to donate a deceased family member's organs when a family member indicates willingness to donate organs willingness to donate a deceased family member's organs when willingness of a family member is not known discussion with their family about deceased organ donation

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMinoru Murakami

School of Public Health in the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University Department of Healthcare Epidemiology

murakami11108510@yahoo.co.jp075-753-4646

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026