Enhancing Kidney Donation Through Live Organ Video Educated Donors (LOVED) Study Phase
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Renal Impairment / Chronic Kidney Disease |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Nephrology / Urology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 75 |
| Updated: | 7/27/2018 |
| Start Date: | August 2016 |
| End Date: | December 2017 |
LOVED stands for the Living Organ Video Educated Donors (LOVED) program. It is a culturally
tailored program for African Americans to reduce the disparity of low rates of living kidney
donation. It is a mobile health delivered platform that does not require transplant center
visits, thus increasing the reach of the program compared to center-based program to enhance
living kidney donation. The purpose of LOVED is to give education and encouragement to those
who need a kidney transplant and teach about the process of living donation to be better
educated when approaching others about donating a kidney. The ultimate goal of the program is
to increase the number of living kidney donor transplants, especially among African Americans
in South Carolina. The program was created to educate those in need of a kidney about the
donor process, to dispel myths about living donation, discuss who can be asked to donate and
develop and practice skills to start asking others for a living kidney donation. The program
is designed to be completed using a tablet computer and is made up of weekly video education
clips, resources, short quizzes to reinforce the learning points and weekly video chat
sessions with others who need a kidney led by a "navigator" who was once a living donor
kidney recipient. The video clips are made up of stories and brief educational messages from
transplant center staff, physicians, former donors and recipients. The video chat sessions
were designed to solve and address individual issues for those enrolled in the program and to
give a sense of community as they continue on their journey to find a kidney. This randomized
control trial uses groups of 6-9 participants in each LOVED group that lasts 8-weeks each. A
total of 60 participants will be recruited with 30 assigned to LOVED and 30 assigned to a
standard care groups. This program is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Health
and was developed at the Medical University of South Carolina.
tailored program for African Americans to reduce the disparity of low rates of living kidney
donation. It is a mobile health delivered platform that does not require transplant center
visits, thus increasing the reach of the program compared to center-based program to enhance
living kidney donation. The purpose of LOVED is to give education and encouragement to those
who need a kidney transplant and teach about the process of living donation to be better
educated when approaching others about donating a kidney. The ultimate goal of the program is
to increase the number of living kidney donor transplants, especially among African Americans
in South Carolina. The program was created to educate those in need of a kidney about the
donor process, to dispel myths about living donation, discuss who can be asked to donate and
develop and practice skills to start asking others for a living kidney donation. The program
is designed to be completed using a tablet computer and is made up of weekly video education
clips, resources, short quizzes to reinforce the learning points and weekly video chat
sessions with others who need a kidney led by a "navigator" who was once a living donor
kidney recipient. The video clips are made up of stories and brief educational messages from
transplant center staff, physicians, former donors and recipients. The video chat sessions
were designed to solve and address individual issues for those enrolled in the program and to
give a sense of community as they continue on their journey to find a kidney. This randomized
control trial uses groups of 6-9 participants in each LOVED group that lasts 8-weeks each. A
total of 60 participants will be recruited with 30 assigned to LOVED and 30 assigned to a
standard care groups. This program is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Health
and was developed at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18-75 years old
- African American
- Legally competent
- Able to use tablet computers (after instruction)
- Able to use cell phone
Exclusion Criteria:
- End-stage renal disease patients who never approached potential donors
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site
171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
843-792-1414
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