This study will test the efficacy of a communication intervention intended to increase and improve kidney transplant candidates' communication about live donor kidney transplantation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
236
The Living Donor Transplant Education informs kidney transplant candidates about living donor transplants and provides guidance in broaching and maintaining discussion about the topic.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Change in the number of individuals screened as potential living donors
1 self-reported item
Time frame: Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post
Change in intentions to discuss live donor kidney transplantation
3-item, 7-point Likert-type scale
Time frame: Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post
Change in engagement in discussion about live donor kidney transplantation
2 self-reported items: whether live donor kidney transplantation was discussed (yes/no) and number of discussions held
Time frame: Upon enrollment (baseline); 1 month post; 3 months post
Change in the number of living donor kidney transplants performed
Time frame: At study commencement; after all program sessions (interventions) are completed; at study conclusion
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