The Influence of Intensive Education and Coaching on Compliance for Oral Ganciclovir in the Prophylaxis of CMV: an Open Randomised Trial

University Hospital, Ghent21 enrolled

Overview

21 patients were randomised to receive instructions and coaching or no intervention on the use and intake of ganciclovir. Intake of medication was measured by an electronic pill box. The duration of the study was 100 days.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cytomegalovirus Infections

Interventions

instructions and coachingBEHAVIORAL

instructions and coaching or no intervention on the use and intake of ganciclovir

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * men and women between 18 and 65 years old * de novo kidney transplant patients * patients who need CMV prophylaxis with ganciclovir during 3 months * patients who gave informed consent after an oral explanation of the study Exclusion Criteria: * patients who are seronegative for CMV virus and who received a kidney from a CMV negative donor * patients with a creatinin clearance of less than 10 ml/min

Locations (1)

University Hospital Ghent

Ghent, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

relation between compliance of medication towards chemoprophylaxis and occurrence of CMV infection after kidney transplantation

Time frame: weekly follow-up

Secondary Outcomes

relation between compliance and the instructions which a patient gets about intake of medication

Time frame: weekly follow-up

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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