Social Support Counseling Intervention for Kidney Transplant Candidates

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Virtual Coaching for Potential Kidney Transplant Patients

Detailed Description
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Individuals who are eligible for kidney transplant will be recruited by phone or email and 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 group education and counseling session along with members of their social support networks. The interventional counseling will then complete a pre and post survey (same as control group). Survey answers will be recorded within REDCAP.

Official Title
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Journey to Transplant: Virtual Coaching for Potential Kidney Transplant Patients and Their Social Support Networks

Conditions
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Kidney Transplant

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Social Support Network Counseling Intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Determined by transplant center to be suitable for continuation in evaluation for listing (or a member of that person's social support network) 18 Years of age or older English-speaking Willingness to participate with at least 2 social network members in the session and have calculator results shown to social network members (if a patient) Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Prisoners Individuals with impaired ability to consent Pregnant females. Patients who choose to opt out of research. Non-English speaking

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 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: Control group versus interventional group. Questionnaire completed by interventional group and their social support networks pre and post.
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: Usual Pre-Transplant Counseling Intervention<br>Participants in control arm will undergo usual pre-transplant counseling as per the standard of care. | |
| Experimental: Social Support Network Counseling Intervention<br>Participants in the intervention arm will undergo an additional pretransplant counseling session along with members of their social support networks after their initial transplant evaluation and counseling. | Behavioral: Social Support Network Counseling Intervention<br>* Social support counseling intervention for kidney transplant candidates along with their social support networks.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Correct Answers on Knowledge of Kidney Transplant Options Assessment | Questionnaire | one month | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Decisional Conflict Scores | Questionnaire | one month | 
| Social Support Scores | Questionnaire | one month | 
| Knowledge Scores | Questionnaire | one month | 
| Hearth Hope Index | Questionnaire | one month | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Interventional Counseling, Kidney Transplant, Interventional Mapping, Counseling, Social Support Networks, Dialysis