Survey of Adherence to Immunosuppression and Other Medications in Kidney Transplant Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Kidney Transplantation, Treatment Refusal, Patient Compliance

In brief

Goal: To define the causes and issues associated with nonadherence in our population Hypothesis: There is a difference in the rates and patterns of adherence to transplant medications versus other medications also taken by transplant patients Methods: 1. A standardized interviewer-administered confidential survey exploring levels of adherence to transplant medications and other medications as well questionnaires on a variety of cognitive and other factors known to be associated with adherence. 2. A brief review of demographics and pertinent laboratory information at the same encounter

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00433134

Run by

State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

People needed

100

Starts

2006-06-01

Expected to finish

2007-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-04-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All renal transplant recipients with a working transplant who are currently attending the transplant clinic and who have been transplanted 6 months to 4.5 years ago are eligible. Patients are recruited at random from the transplant clinic waiting area

You may not qualify if…

• Less than 6 months post-transplant
• More than 4.5 years post transplant

Where it is running

• SUNY Downstate Medical Center — Brooklyn, New York, United States

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