The Use of the Social Networking to Promote Educational and Consultative Actions Among Kidney Transplanted Adolescents.

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study is designed to compare the knowledge, satisfaction and self-esteem of kidney transplanted adolescents measured through questionnaires between two groups: patients undergoing conventional treatment with no other intervention versus patients undergoing conventional treatment and receiving additional educational and consultative actions using a closed facebook group.

Detailed Description
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Based on literature, there are strong evidences that the use of social media improves the outcomes of chronic treatments. Currently, there is no study using social media as an education tool in kidney transplant patients in Brazil. This study is designed to answer the question: Does the use of a popular social media such as facebook improves the knowledge, satisfaction and self-steem levels among kidney transplant adolescents when compared with their peers ? This is a non-blinded randomized clinical trial. Patients will be randomly included into one of the two groups: the control group who will not receive any intervention or the facebook group (who will receive additional educational and consultative support through a closed facebook group) After three months, knowledge level, satisfaction level and self-esteem will be assessed by specific designed questionnaires and by the application of the Rosenberg's self-esteem scale. The study will have a sample of 122 subjects, equally divided (61 participants in each group). Collected data will be compared using the chi square test.

Official Title
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The Use of the Social Networking to Promote Educational and Consultative Actions Among Kidney Transplanted Adolescents. Comparison of the Knowledge, Satisfaction and Self-esteem Between Two Groups: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Conditions
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Kidney Transplantation, Education

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Facebook group


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion criteria patients receiving follow up care by the transplant interdisciplinary team either in the pre or in the post transplant period Exclusion criteria patients with chronic kidney disease not enrolled to receive a kidney transplant.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 21 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Participants are assigned to participate into one of two groups (control group or intervention group) in parallel for the duration of the study. The control group receives no form of intervention or education. The intervention group participates into a closed facebook group.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Facebook group<br>Patients of the kidney transplantation group randomly assigned to be part of a closed facebook group. | Behavioral: Facebook group<br>* A closed facebook group used to deliver multimedia content specifically produced to inform the participants about chronic kidney disease, kidney transplantation and related topics. This group is also used to share doubts and life experiences among participants and the interdisciplinary team.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>Patients of the kidney transplantation group that do not receive specific educational interventions. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Knowledge about the disease | Knowledge about the disease and associated conditions measured by a specific designed questionnaire. | 3 months | 
| Satisfaction about the treatment | Satisfaction with the interdisciplinary team obtained by a specific designed questionnaire | 3 months | 
| Self-esteem | Assessment of the participant's self-esteem through the application of the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale | 3 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Kidney transplantation, Facebook, Education, Adolescent, Social Networking