Pathologist Lung Transplant Study

Psychological Clinical Trial

Official title: Pathologist Led Intervention To Improve Psychological Outcomes and Adherence in Lung Transplant Patients

Status Withdrawn

Clinical Trial Summary

Using a prospective qualitative approach, explore whether pathologist intervention is feasible as part of multimodal multidisciplinary care model for transplant patients in effecting psychological dimensions such as experience, satisfaction, or patient's understanding of their disease. Additionally, to examine if this intervention improves medication adherence.

Clinical Trial Description

Specific Aims 1. Create post-transplant pathologist-led intervention Objective 1a: Recruit 10 patients who have undergone lung transplantation primarily for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Use pathologist to show gross/microscopic explanted organs.

Specific Aim 2. Assess the efficacy of intervention pilot Objective 2a: Immediate (within 1 day after pathologist intervention) phone interview to access patient's reaction, feelings, and experience with intervention and understanding of disease.

Objective 2b: 1 month later, phone interview asking questions related to medication adherence, patient experience with intervention and lung transplant overall, and patient understanding of disease. Results will be compared to first interview.

Objective 2c: Analyze Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) for quality of life, Basel assessment of adherence to immunosuppressive medications scale (BAASIS) as a self report adherence measure, and conduct a mixed methods/grounded theory analysis of qualitative data (patient experience, disease understanding). This analysis will systematically identify themes, and assign these descriptive words.

Specific Aim 3: Finalize intervention protocol based on pilot testing. Objective 3a. Adjust and refine the content and process of intervention protocol based on findings of pilot study Objective 3b. Final changes will assure readiness for large scale study. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adherence, Patient
• Coping Skills
• Psychological

• NCT number: NCT04887779
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Pittsburgh
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2021
• Completion date: August 1, 2022