Survey of Adherence to Immunosuppression and Other Medications in Kidney Transplant Patients

Kidney Transplantation Clinical Trial

Official title:

Survey Investigation of Adherence to Immunosuppression and Other Medications Among Kidney Transplant Recipients at SUNY Downstate

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00433134
• Other study ID #: 06-093
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 7, 2007
• Last updated: April 23, 2009
• Start date: June 2006
• Est. completion date: June 2007

Study information

• Verified date: April 2009
• Source: State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Goal:

To define the causes and issues associated with nonadherence in our population

Hypothesis:

There is a difference in the rates and patterns of adherence to transplant medications versus other medications also taken by transplant patients

Methods:

1. A standardized interviewer-administered confidential survey exploring levels of adherence to transplant medications and other medications as well questionnaires on a variety of cognitive and other factors known to be associated with adherence.

2. A brief review of demographics and pertinent laboratory information at the same encounter

Description:

Objectives:

1. To determine the prevalence of nonadherence in our population

2. To assess possible causes of nonadherence and correlate those causes with demographic information and clinical findings

3. To assess for differences between adherence with immunosuppressive regime versus adherence with other medications (for hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia)

Methods:

1. A standardized interviewer-administered confidential survey exploring levels of adherence to transplant medications and other medications as well questionnaires on a variety of cognitive and other factors known to be associated with adherence

2. A brief review of demographics and pertinent laboratory information at the same encounter

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: June 2007
• Est. primary completion date: June 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All renal transplant recipients with a working transplant who are currently attending the transplant clinic and who have been transplanted 6 months to 4.5 years ago are eligible. Patients are recruited at random from the transplant clinic waiting area

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 6 months post-transplant

• More than 4.5 years post transplant

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Kidney Transplantation
• Patient Compliance
• Treatment Refusal

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Adherence

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	SUNY Downstate Medical Center	Brooklyn	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,