Increasing Communication About Live Donor Kidney Transplant

Increasing Communication About Live Donor Kidney Transplant: A Proof of Concept

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01855438

Enrollment

236

Registered

2013-05-16

Start date

2013-05-31

Completion date

2016-04-30

Last updated

2018-02-20

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Conditions

Kidney Transplant Candidates

Keywords

Live donor kidney transplantation, Living donation, Patient education, Kidney transplant candidates

Brief summary

This study will test the efficacy of a communication intervention intended to increase and improve kidney transplant candidates' communication about live donor kidney transplantation.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALLiving Donor Transplant Education

The Living Donor Transplant Education informs kidney transplant candidates about living donor transplants and provides guidance in broaching and maintaining discussion about the topic.

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 (i.e., status 1 or 2) * 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 or wait listed, but not in active status * Under 18 years of age * Non-English speaking * Cognitively impaired * Institutionalized

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in the number of individuals screened as potential living donors	Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post	1 self-reported item

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in intentions to discuss live donor kidney transplantation	Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post	3-item, 7-point Likert-type scale
Change in engagement in discussion about live donor kidney transplantation	Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post	2 self-reported items: whether live donor kidney transplantation was discussed (yes/no) and number of discussions held
Change in the number of living donor kidney transplants performed	At study commencement; after all program sessions (interventions) are completed; at study conclusion	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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