Digital Intervention for Ethnic Groups in Transplantation (DIGIT)

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust90 enrolled

Overview

Study Title Digital intervention for Ethnic Groups in Transplantation (DiGiT) Internal ref. no. (or short title) DiGiT Study Design Observational cohort study Study Participants 90 Planned Size of Sample (if applicable) 30 Follow up duration (if applicable) 2 years Planned Study Period 2 years Research Question/Aim(s) 1. To produce, test and pilot a video-based intervention about living donor kidney transplantation in Black, Asian \& Minority ethnic (BAME) community in United Kingdom. Embedded within this is an ambassador training. 2. Study the long term psychological impact of BAME donors following donation.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Live Donors, Ethnic Minorities, Transplantation

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults \>18 years of age * Belong to a BAME community only for phase 1-3, in phase 4 all past and future donors regardless of ethnicity would be eligible. * Be a community member, past donor, past recipient of a transplant, healthcare professional or be on the waiting list for a transplant. Exclusion Criteria: * Anyone less than 18 years of age * Unable to consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Magnitude of the change in score assessing knowledge of LDKT by study questionnaire

Change in attitudes and knowledge of LDKT will be assessed by study questionnaire and the magnitude in change will be quantified by the change in score following digital intervention

Time frame: 2 years

Secondary Outcomes

Magnitude of change in QOL score pre donation to 1 year post donation

Change in QOL as measured by SF 36 in the 3 months preceding donation and 1 year post donation.