Video Education and Behaviour Contract to Optimize Adherence in Renal Transplants

NCT ID: NCT03540121

Last Updated: 2024-08-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

173 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-07-01

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to test the effectiveness of an electronic-based video intervention and behavioral contract on improving medication adherence among kidney transplant recipients.

Detailed Description

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Non-adherence to immunosuppressive medications is a major problem after kidney transplantation, leading to increased rejections, hospitalizations and health care expenditures. Effective educational opportunities may positively influence adherence, especially when combined with a behavior intervention. However, increasing education and support to transplant recipients demands greater use of care providers' time and resources in a health care system that is already stretched.

A patient-oriented video series has been developed according to best practices for transplant education, featuring an animated character embarking on a transplant journey. Animated segments illustrate difficult concepts for patients with poor health literacy, and patient narratives provide support and encouragement. A multicenter randomized controlled trial will be conducted with 4 sites across North America. Patients will be randomized (1:1) to either the intervention (i.e., home-based video education + adherence contract plus usual care) or usual care alone. Patients will be enrolled in the study prior to hospital discharge and will be provided with access to the video intervention and contract electronically. The primary outcome will be adherence at 12 months post-transplant, as measured by self-report (BAASIS), and variability in immunosuppressant levels. Secondary outcomes include the change in knowledge score between the intervention and control in groups (measured by the Kidney Transplant Understanding Tool); differences in self-efficacy (Generalized Self-efficacy Scale), beliefs about medicines (Beliefs of Medicine Questionnaire), and quality of life (SF-12). Individualized viewing statistics will be analyzed to determine patient uptake, and satisfaction about the educational experience will be captured on a self-reported survey.

Conditions

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Kidney Transplantation Medication Adherence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Video education + adherence contract

electronically delivered video education (at transplant discharge) + electronic adherence contract (1 month after enrolment)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Video education + adherence contract

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive standard education along with the home-based video education plus an adherence contract. Following the baseline assessment, access to videos will be provided electronically so that the patient can watch them at home. The videos will be initially viewed in the following order: Video 1: Introduction, Video 2: Medications, Video 3: Your New Life. Approximately one month after transplant, after the video series has been viewed in its entirety, participants will receive an email link inviting participants to reflect on their goals about transplantation and pledging to taking their medications as directed. The contract will be non-enforceable, but it will provide patients with the opportunity to formally commit to a goal of taking the medications as prescribed. At 3 months, and 12 months, the participant will have the opportunity to reflect and modify adherence goals as desired.

Standard education

standard of care education provided at each transplant center (control emails will be provided at intervention time points)

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Video education + adherence contract

Participants will receive standard education along with the home-based video education plus an adherence contract. Following the baseline assessment, access to videos will be provided electronically so that the patient can watch them at home. The videos will be initially viewed in the following order: Video 1: Introduction, Video 2: Medications, Video 3: Your New Life. Approximately one month after transplant, after the video series has been viewed in its entirety, participants will receive an email link inviting participants to reflect on their goals about transplantation and pledging to taking their medications as directed. The contract will be non-enforceable, but it will provide patients with the opportunity to formally commit to a goal of taking the medications as prescribed. At 3 months, and 12 months, the participant will have the opportunity to reflect and modify adherence goals as desired.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Solid Organ Transplantation: An Educational Mini-Series for Patients

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 or older
* can speak and understand and read English
* receive their first kidney transplant at one of the participating sites during enrolment

* have previously participated in a study entitle "Improving health outcomes of kidney recipients: A randomized controlled trial of a pre-transplant education intervention"
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Saskatchewan Health Authority - Regina Area

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Southern Alberta Transplant Program

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Illinois Health Sciences System

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

American Society of Transplantation Research Network

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Alberta Transplant Recipient Program

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Vancouver Coastal Health

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Providence Health, St. Pauls Hospital - Renal Transplant Program

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Saskatchewan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Holly Mansell

Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Illinois Health Sciences System

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Southern Alberta Transplant Program

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Site Status

Saskatchewan Transplant Program

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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United States Canada

References

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Mansell H, Rosaasen N, Wichart J, West-Thielke P, Blackburn D, Liu J, Mainra R, Shoker A, Groot B, Wen K, Wong A, Bateni B, Luo C, Trivedi P. Video Education and Behavior Contract to Improve Outcomes After Renal Transplantation (VECTOR): A Randomized Controlled Trial. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2024 Jul 31;18:1589-1602. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S467142. eCollection 2024.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39100428 (View on PubMed)

Mellon L, Doyle F, Hickey A, Ward KD, de Freitas DG, McCormick PA, O'Connell O, Conlon P. Interventions for increasing immunosuppressant medication adherence in solid organ transplant recipients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Sep 12;9(9):CD012854. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012854.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36094829 (View on PubMed)

Mansell H, Rosaasen N, West-Thielke P, Wichart J, Daley C, Mainra R, Shoker A, Liu J, Blackburn D. Randomised controlled trial of a video intervention and behaviour contract to improve medication adherence after renal transplantation: the VECTOR study protocol. BMJ Open. 2019 Mar 13;9(3):e025495. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025495.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30872550 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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99399

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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