Status:

COMPLETED

Optimizing Kidney Transplant Informed Consent

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conditions:

End-stage Kidney Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate kidney transplant candidates' comprehension about increased risk donor kidneys necessary for informed consent. We have developed a web-based tool that educat...

Detailed Description

The shortage of kidneys for kidney transplantation results in almost 10,000 deaths per year in the United States. One strategy to increase the number of available kidneys is to offer kidney transplant...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • English-speaking
  • 21 years or older
  • Kidney Transplant candidates eligible: 1) completed the first phase of transplant evaluation education, and 2) wait-listed patients expected to receive a transplant within the next 6 months, returning for re-evaluation.

Exclusion

  • No special classes of study participants, including fetuses, neonates, prisoners, institutionalized individuals, or other vulnerable populations will be included in the proposed study. Although pregnant women will be eligible for participation in the study, they are unlikely to be selected for kidney transplantation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

288 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01859884

Start Date

October 1 2013

End Date

November 1 2015

Last Update

November 20 2015

Active Locations (2)

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

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Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611