Network Interventions to Reduce Disparities in Living Kidney Donation
End-stage Renal Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for End-stage Renal Disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Are KT candidates at the University of Pennsylvania or University of Alabama-Birmingham OR were identified by KT candidate from the University of Pennsylvania or University of Alabama-Birmingham as a network member
- Are adults aged 18 or older
- Are able and willing to consent to participation in the survey
Exclusion Criteria:
- Person is not a KT candidate at University of Pennsylvania or University of Alabama-Birmingham OR was NOT identified by KT candidate from University of Pennsylvania or University of Alabama-Birmingham as a network member
- Individuals who are not yet 18
- Participant does not speak English
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama-BirminghamRecruiting
- Penn Medicine-- University of PennsylvaniaRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
No intervention
Script Intervention
Search Intervention
Both Search and Script Intervention
This group will only complete study survey and refer members of their family and social network for participation in a web survey.
This group will complete the survey, refer members of their family and social network for participation in a web survey, and review a set of suggested talking points and an example script to guide discussion of potential living donation with members of their network.
This group will complete the candidate survey, refer members of their family and social network for participation in a web survey, and be given information about the statistical likelihood that each member of their social network will be free of contraindications for living kidney donation.
This group will complete the candidate survey, refer members of their family and social network for participation in a web survey, be given information about the statistical likelihood that each member of their social network will be free of contraindications for living kidney donation, and review a set of suggested talking points and an example script to guide discussion of potential living donation with members of their network.