Exploring Immunosuppressant Medication Adherence in Kidney Transplant Patients

NCT ID: NCT03977051

Last Updated: 2024-04-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 26 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-02-08
• Study Completion Date: 2017-06-20

Brief Summary

To describe the beliefs, understanding and experience of immunosuppressant medication adherence in our current transplant patient population through a series of patient focus groups

Detailed Description

The investigators want to understand more about why some of our kidney transplant patients find it difficult to take their anti-rejection medicines as intended. It is hoped that if the investigators can improve their understanding of why some patients struggle with their anti-rejection medicines, the investigators will be able to find better ways to help our transplant patients and so fewer patients may develop problems with their transplant. This study will collect qualitative data from a series of focus groups with kidney transplant recipients to explore their beliefs, understanding and experience of anti-rejection medication adherence. The focus groups will also explore the support that participants have received to help them with their medication adherence and what support they feel should be available to them and to others in the future to optimise anti-rejection medication adherence in transplant patients. Five focus groups will be undertaken. Each focus group will include six patients and will last for approximately 1.5 hours. All participants will be kidney transplant recipients transplanted and followed up at Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre.

Conditions

Adherence, Medication; Transplantation, Kidney

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Focus group

Focus group to explore immunosuppressant medication adherence in kidney transplant patients

Focus group

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Kidneys transplant patients will discuss their attitudes and beliefs towards immunosuppressant medication adherence

Interventions

Focus group

Kidneys transplant patients will discuss their attitudes and beliefs towards immunosuppressant medication adherence

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Kidney transplant recipients transplanted and under the active follow up of ICRTC.
• Speak and understand English
• 18 years and above

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to speak and understand English
• Below 18 years

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Imperial College London

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Dawn Goodall, MSC, BSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Locations

Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre

London, , United Kingdom

Countries

United Kingdom

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

16HH3697

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id