Chronic Kidney Disease, End-stage Renal Disease, Kidney Transplant, Living-Donor Kidney Transplant
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary purpose of this study is to test different methods by which kidney transplant centers can educate potential transplant candidates about living donor kidney transplant (LDKT). The most effective ways to educate kidney transplant candidates about LDKT remain unclear. The goal is to determine, among a diverse cohort of potential kidney transplant candidates, whether a transplant center-based intervention will increase understanding of the opportunities for and process, risks, and benefits of living kidney donation and LDKT. The investigators hypothesize that kidney transplant candidates' understanding of living kidney donation and LDKT will be increased by interventions implemented at the transplant center on the day of transplant evaluation. The investigators propose a single-center, 2-arm, cluster-randomized, controlled trial to compare the effects of two educational strategies upon transplant candidates' understanding of living kidney donation and LDKT: 1. Usual transplant education implemented by the transplant center, on the day of the transplant evaluation (standard care); and 2. Intensive initial transplant education implemented on the day of the transplant evaluation. Intensive initial transplant education will utilize videos of living donors' experiences as well as a session with a trained Transplant Educator, who will focus upon living donation education. One week after the transplant evaluation day and 3 months later, the investigators will assess transplant candidates' knowledge of LDKT (using questionnaires), identify correlates of increased understanding of LDKT, and assess racial/ethnic differences in the understanding of LDKT.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntensive initial education
Participants will (1) view a video, brochure, and fact sheet regarding living kidney donation, and (2) discuss the videos and materials with a transplant educator, in-person.
Sponsors
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
St. Barnabas Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Appear for initial kidney transplant evaluation at Saint Barnabas Medical Center * 18 years of age or older * Able to provide informed consent * Able to speak, hear, and understand English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge and understanding of the opportunities for and process, risks, and benefits of living kidney donation and LDKT | Up to 1 week after the transplant education day |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge and understanding of the opportunities for and process, risks, and benefits of living kidney donation and LDKT | Three months after the transplant education day |
| Attitudes, confidence, and opinions regarding living kidney donation and LDKT | (1) Up to 1 week after the transplant education day, and (2) Three months after the transplant education day |
| Changes in knowledge/understanding and attitudes/confidence/opinions regarding living kidney donation and LDKT | (1) Up to 1 week after the transplant education day, and (2) Three months after the transplant education day, compared to prior to the transplant evaluation day (baseline) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed