Pilot Social Support Counseling Intervention for Kidney Transplant Candidates

Hennepin Healthcare

Status: Completed

Conditions: Kidney Transplant

Treatments: Behavioral: Social support network counseling intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04363515

HSR 19-4710

Details and patient eligibility

About

Feasibility pilot social support counseling intervention for kidney transplant candidates

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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23 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual Pre-Transplant Counseling Intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

Subjects in the control arm will undergo usual pre-transplant counseling as per the standard of care.

Social Support Network Counseling Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects in the intervention arm will undergo an additional pretransplant counseling session along with members of their social support networks between 2-12 weeks after their initial transplant evaluation and counseling

Treatment:

Behavioral: Social support network counseling intervention