NCT01630824

Brief Summary

Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease. The purpose of this randomized and controlled study is to evaluate the efficacy of a structured education program for adult kidney transplant recipients. Patients are randomly assigned to an educational program or to a standard care control group. The education group receives 8 lessons (each 90 minutes, 1 lesson per day), starting 4 days after kidney transplantation. Kidney transplant survival, number of rejections, infectious complications, length of hospital stay, blood pressure, HbA1c, glomerular filtration rate, quality of life (QoL) and knowledge are measured in both groups after 6, 12 and 24 months. The investigators postulate that the education group will have superior outcomes compared to the control group.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
180

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2012

Completed
25 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 26, 2012

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 28, 2012

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

May 22, 2013

Status Verified

May 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

June 26, 2012

Last Update Submit

May 21, 2013

Conditions

Keywords

education programkidney transplantationrenal transplantationevaluation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • transplant survival

    2 years

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • number of rejections

    2 years

  • days at hospital

    2 years

  • blood pressure control

    2 years

  • number of infectious complications

    2 years

  • quality of life (QoL)

    2 years

Study Arms (2)

Education

OTHER

Kidney transplant recipients, who undergo the structured education program

Other: Structured education program

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Kidney transplant recipients without structured education programm

Interventions

structured education program after kidney transplantation

Education

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 90 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • being over 18 years recently had a kidney transplantation able to speak, write and understand german willing to participate regular visits after kidney transplantation

You may not qualify if:

  • severe complications after recent kidney transplantation early loss of the kidney allograft severe allograft dysfunction

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of Nephrology, University of Jena

Jena, Thuringia, 07749, Germany

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Renal Insufficiency, Chronic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Renal InsufficiencyKidney DiseasesUrologic DiseasesFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesMale Urogenital DiseasesChronic DiseaseDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Gunter Wolf

    University of Jena

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Dr. med. Claudia Schinkoethe

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 26, 2012

First Posted

June 28, 2012

Study Start

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion

June 1, 2014

Last Updated

May 22, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-05

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