Use of Financial Incentives to Increase Live Kidney Donor Follow-up Compliance

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Living Donors, Nephrectomy, Kidney

In brief

This study evaluates whether using small financial incentives increases patient compliance with nationally-mandated living kidney donor follow-up at 6-months, 1-year, and 2-years after donation. Half of participants will receive a financial incentive (mailed gift card) after completing required follow-up activities (brief questionnaire and lab draw), while the other half will be asked to complete the required follow-up activities but will not receive a financial incentive (current standard of care).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03090646

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

140

Starts

2017-03-22

Expected to finish

2024-12-03

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-24

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adults (≥18 years)
• Have undergone live donor nephrectomy at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Comprehensive Transplant Center (MDJH) or the University of Maryland Medical Center Transplant Center (MDUM).

You may not qualify if…

• International live kidney donors
• Non-English speaking live kidney donors

Where it is running

• University of Maryland Medical Center Transplant Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• The Johns Hopkins Hospital Comprehensive Transplant Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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