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.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
20
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Change in engagement in discussion of living and deceased donor transplantation
2 self-report items: whether transplantation was discussed (yes/no) and the number of discussions held
Time frame: Baseline (upon enrollment); 1 month post; 3 months post
Change in knowledge of living and deceased donor transplant
15 True/False Questions
Time frame: Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 2 months post
Change in intentions to discuss living and deceased donor transplantation
3-item, 7-point Likert-type scale
Time frame: Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post
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