Evaluation of a Website on Living Kidney Donation for Hispanics

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: End Stage Kidney Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is to increase understanding about living kidney donation (LKD) among Hispanic/Latino patients and public by increasing knowledge and positive attitudes about LKD. Improving Hispanics' understanding about LKD will ensure that Hispanic patients and public are fully informed of the treatment options for End Stage Kidney Disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01859871

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

123

Starts

2013-05-01

Expected to finish

2015-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-11-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults (age ≥ 18 years)
• Hispanics/Latinos
• ESRD patients who are scheduled to attend each participating transplant center's education sessions. Sessions mark the first phase of evaluation in order for patients to get wait listed for a transplant or for others to become a living kidney donor.
• Family and friends who accompany patients to the transplant center.
• Identification as Hispanic/Latino.
• Ability to come to Northwestern 3 hours prior to the scheduled education session.
• Ability to read. Reading ability will be assessed using the 5-point Likert scale question validated in English and Spanish:13 "How often do you need to have someone help you when you read instructions, pamphlets, or other written material from your doctor or pharmacy?" People will be included if they reply 1-Never or 2-Rarely.

You may not qualify if…

• Non-identification as Hispanic/Latino.
• Inability to come to Northwestern 3 hours prior to the scheduled education session.
• Individuals who are not able to read Spanish or English. People will be excluded if they reply 3-Sometimes, 4-Often, and 5-Always to the question, "How often do you need to have someone help you when you read instructions, pamphlets, or other written material from your doctor or pharmacy?" .

Where it is running

• University of California, Davis — Davis, California, United States
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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