Status:

COMPLETED

Prediction of Medication Compliance Following Renal Transplantation

Lead Sponsor:

University of Minnesota

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Kidney Transplantation

Eligibility:

All Genders

14+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to quantitate pre-transplant medication compliance, dialysis compliance, and related psychological variables, and then examine their validity as predictors of post-transpl...

Detailed Description

This pilot study is intended to provide preliminary data about the feasibility of recruiting a cohort of subjects on hemodialysis and following them prospectively through the transplant procedure. The...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult hemodialysis patients in renal transplant evaluation
  • Able to read test forms
  • Responsible for their own medications

Exclusion

  • Patients with a major risk of recurrent primary renal disease, e.g. hemolytic uremic syndrome, oxalosis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with nephrotic syndrome.
  • Patients with active psychosis
  • Patients who do not speak English.
  • Patients who live and will be followed outside the United States, except Canada.
  • Patients who are physically unable to open the Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) cap.
  • Patients who are not responsible for taking their own medications, e.g. living in a medical care facility.
  • Patients who are younger than 14 years old
  • Patients who will receive an extra renal organ (except pancreas), either simultaneously or previously.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2003

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00148187

Start Date

January 1 2003

End Date

November 1 2014

Last Update

June 1 2015

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University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455