Communicating About Choices in Transplantation

Communicating About Choices in Transplantation (COACH)

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01853007

Acronym

COACH

Enrollment

Registered

2013-05-14

Start date

2013-06-30

Completion date

2016-04-30

Last updated

2018-02-28

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Conditions

End Stage Renal Disease and Kidney Transplantation

Keywords

End stage renal disease, Kidney transplantation, Transplant options (living and deceased donor), Patient education, Communication skills training

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to test the impact of a newly developed educational program on kidney transplant candidates' communication about living and deceased donor kidney transplantation.

Detailed description

The Communicating about Choices (COACH) in Transplantation program educates patients with end stage renal disease, who are waitlisted for kidney transplantation, about kidney disease and the risks, benefits and processes for both living and deceased donor transplantation. The program also teaches key communication skills needed to effectively initiate and manage conversations about transplantation.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCOACH Program

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Wait listed for kidney transplantation in active status * Adult (at least 18 years of age) * English speaking * Capable of making medical decisions (i.e., not cognitively impaired) * Non-institutionalized

Exclusion criteria

* Not listed for kidney transplantation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in engagement in discussion of living and deceased donor transplantation	Baseline (upon enrollment); 1 month post; 3 months post	2 self-report items: whether transplantation was discussed (yes/no) and the number of discussions held
Change in knowledge of living and deceased donor transplant	Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 2 months post	15 True/False Questions

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in intentions to discuss living and deceased donor transplantation	Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post	3-item, 7-point Likert-type scale

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026