Patient and Physician Intervention to Increase Organ Donation — DECIDE  

Communication Clinical Trial

Official title: Patient and Physician Intervention to Increase Organ Donation in Primary Care Settings

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The number of persons on the national solid organ waiting list continues to increase while the number of donated organs has failed to keep pace. In some portions of northeastern Ohio the donation rate is as low as 32%. There is a positive association between discussing organ donation with a primary care physician and signing a donor card. However, such discussions are rare. The investigators propose a blinded randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of two interventions: 1) showing a donation video to patients in primary care settings waiting to see their physician and 2) cueing of primary care providers to have donation discussions with their patients. The study will be conducted throughout Cuyahoga County in at least 10 ambulatory clinics associated with a single county medical system. Nine hundred patients over 15.5 years of age will be enrolled. The investigators hypothesize that patients exposed to the interventions will be 1) more likely to consent to donate organs, 2) more likely to have donation discussions with their primary care providers, and 3) equally satisfied with the time spent with their doctor compared to patients who are not exposed to the interventions.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Communication
• Tissue and Organ Donation

• NCT number: NCT01697137
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Case Western Reserve University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2012
• Completion date: May 2014