Information-Assisted Intervention for Potential Living Kidney Donors
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Information-Assisted Intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Transplant Donation. Basic parameters: 20 years — 70 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Taiwan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Effectiveness of an Information-Assisted Intervention for Potential Living Kidney Donors
Overview
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an information-assisted intervention in enhancing knowledge, decision self-efficacy, and reducing decisional conflict among potential living kidney donors. Using a one-group pretest-posttest design, participants will be recruited from the urology and kidney transplant outpatient clinics of two hospitals in northern Taiwan. After providing informed consent and completing a baseline questionnaire (T0), participants will receive a four-week information-assisted intervention in addition to routine care, with follow-up assessments at 4 weeks (T1) and 8 weeks (T2). Data will be collected using structured questionnaires assessing decisional conflict, decision self-efficacy, knowledge, positive thinking, family resilience, and satisfaction with the intervention.
Detailed description
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of an information-assisted intervention in improving knowledge, decision self-efficacy, and decisional conflict among potential living kidney donors.
A one-group pretest-posttest design will be adopted. During the study period, participants will be recruited through convenience sampling from the urology and kidney transplant outpatient clinics of two hospitals in northern Taiwan. Eligible potential donors who have completed medical examinations and return for follow-up visits to review tissue matching and laboratory test results will be invited to participate in the study (experimental group). After providing informed consent, participants will complete a baseline questionnaire (T0) in a private setting.
Participants will then receive the information-assisted intervention, followed by the first posttest (T1) at 4 weeks and the second posttest (T2) at 8 weeks after T0. In addition to routine care, the experimental group will receive a four-week information-assisted intervention.
Data will be collected using structured questionnaires, including the Decisional Conflict Scale, Decision Self-Efficacy Scale, Knowledge Test on Living Kidney Donation, Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Questionnaire, Positive Thinking Scale, Evaluation Form for the Information-Assisted Program, and the Family Resilience Scale.
Interventions
- Other Information-Assisted Intervention
The intervention content was formulated based on previous Delphi study results and a comprehensive literature review. To facilitate comprehension, the educational materials were presented using illustrations, mind maps, tables, and concise text in an educational manual. Participants may record questions arising during their learning process, which will be discussed and clarified during consultation sessions by members of the transplant team, including physicians, social workers, and transplant c
Primary outcome measures
- Decision Self-Efficacy Scale [Time frame: Baseline (T0, prior to intervention), 4 weeks (T1) and 8 weeks (T2) after Baseline]
- Decisional Conflict Scale [Time frame: Baseline (T0, prior to intervention), 4 weeks (T1) and 8 weeks (T2) after Baseline]
- Knowledge Test on Living Kidney Donation [Time frame: Baseline (T0, prior to intervention), 4 weeks (T1) and 8 weeks (T2) after Baseline]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Positive Thinking Scale [Time frame: Baseline (T0, prior to intervention), 4 weeks (T1) and 8 weeks (T2) after Baseline]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Willing to undergo evaluation for living kidney donation
- Owns a smartphone or tablet with internet access
- Able and willing to participate in the study and provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
\- Deemed unsuitable for kidney donation after evaluation by a transplant specialist
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Taiwan · 1 center
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital — Taoyuan
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07243717 · 202102488B0