Pilot Social Support Counseling Intervention for Kidney Transplant Candidates

Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute23 enrolled

Overview

Feasibility pilot social support counseling intervention for kidney transplant candidates

Individuals who are eligible for kidney transplant will be randomized into two groups, control and interventional counseling. The control group will be given a simple survey to fill and return while the interventional counseling will go through a second counseling session along with members of their social support networks. The interventional counseling will then complete the survey (same as control group). Survey answers will be recorded within REDCAP.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Kidney Transplant

Interventions

Social support network counseling interventionBEHAVIORAL

Pilot social support counseling intervention for kidney transplant candidates along with their social support networks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Between ages 18-80 * Being considered for kidney transplant * Part of social support network for an individual being considered for kidney transplant. * Physically and Mentally able to participate.

Locations (1)

Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Percentage of Correct Answers on Knowledge of Kidney Transplant Options Assessment

Question key (true/false, multiple choice) 1. A patient on dialysis has the same level of kidney functioning as a patient with a transplanted kidney. 2. In general, patients can live at least 5 years longer with a kidney transplant than if they stayed on dialysis. 3. In general, most people on dialysis are happier with the quality of their lives than people with transplants. 4. Patients have better health outcomes if they receive a transplant before starting dialysis. 5. If a patient waits long enough on the waitlist, a matching kidney from someone who has died will definitely become available. 6. About what percentage of all transplanted kidneys function for at least one year? 7. Nationally, how long do patients generally wait on the waitlist for a kidney from someone who has died? 8. Compared to transplants from donors who have died, how long do transplants from living donors last? 9. What is the chance that a living donor or recipient would die undergoing surgery?

Time frame: one month

Secondary Outcomes

Difference in Decisional Conflict Scores

questionnaire (Ottawa Decisional Conflict scale)

Time frame: one month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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