Prediction of Medication Compliance Following Renal Transplantation
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Renal Impairment / Chronic Kidney Disease |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Nephrology / Urology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 14 - Any |
| Updated: | 7/11/2015 |
| Start Date: | January 2003 |
| End Date: | January 2015 |
| Contact: | Thomas E Nevins, MD |
| Email: | nevin001@umn.edu |
| Phone: | 612-626-2922 |
The purpose of this study is to quantitate pre-transplant medication compliance, dialysis
compliance, and related psychological variables, and then examine their validity as
predictors of post-transplant noncompliant behaviors and clinically relevant outcomes (acute
rejection, graft loss, or death).
Hypothesis: Noncompliance with pre-transplant medication or with the dialysis prescription,
and specific psychological variables predict similarly noncompliant behaviors after
transplantation.
compliance, and related psychological variables, and then examine their validity as
predictors of post-transplant noncompliant behaviors and clinically relevant outcomes (acute
rejection, graft loss, or death).
Hypothesis: Noncompliance with pre-transplant medication or with the dialysis prescription,
and specific psychological variables predict similarly noncompliant behaviors after
transplantation.
This pilot study is intended to provide preliminary data about the feasibility of recruiting
a cohort of subjects on hemodialysis and following them prospectively through the transplant
procedure. The study will document patient adherence to medications and treatment, both
before and after surgery. These preliminary data will permit appropriate design and power
calculations for a future study assessing our ability to predict post-transplant compliance,
based on pre-transplant behaviors.
a cohort of subjects on hemodialysis and following them prospectively through the transplant
procedure. The study will document patient adherence to medications and treatment, both
before and after surgery. These preliminary data will permit appropriate design and power
calculations for a future study assessing our ability to predict post-transplant compliance,
based on pre-transplant behaviors.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult hemodialysis patients in renal transplant evaluation
- Able to read test forms
- Responsible for their own medications
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a major risk of recurrent primary renal disease, e.g. hemolytic uremic
syndrome, oxalosis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II, focal segmental
glomerulosclerosis with nephrotic syndrome.
- Patients with active psychosis
- Patients who do not speak English.
- Patients who live and will be followed outside the United States, except Canada.
- Patients who are physically unable to open the Medication Event Monitoring System
(MEMS) cap.
- Patients who are not responsible for taking their own medications, e.g. living in a
medical care facility.
- Patients who are younger than 14 years old
- Patients who will receive an extra renal organ (except pancreas), either
simultaneously or previously.
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