Status:

COMPLETED

Explore Transplant at Home: Improving Low-Income ESRD Patients' Transplant Knowledge

Lead Sponsor:

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Missouri Kidney Program

Conditions:

End Stage Renal Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-74 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Kidney transplantation, especially living donor kidney transplant (LDKT), offers patients in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) 3 to 17 additional years of life and improved quality-of-life compared to re...

Detailed Description

Nationwide, there are almost 600,000 patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), or kidney failure. There are two options for ESRD patients to sustain life: dialysis, where a machine filters wastes ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Each subject must meet the following inclusion criteria to be enrolled:
  • Participant must be 18-74 years of age.
  • Participant must self-identify as African American or White.
  • Participant must currently be on dialysis.
  • Participant must have a household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level.
  • Participant must be able to speak and read in English.

Exclusion

  • Subjects that meet any of the following exclusion criteria are not to be enrolled:
  • Participant has a visual and/or hearing impairment that would preclude him/her from watching and reading educational study material.
  • Participant has had a previous kidney transplant
  • Participant has previously been told that they are not a candidate for transplant.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

558 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02268682

Start Date

July 1 2014

End Date

August 1 2016

Last Update

December 28 2023

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UCLA Transplant Research and Education Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90024