RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07206069

Telemedicine to Support Living Kidney Donor Candidates

Telemedicine for Evaluation and Counseling of Living Kidney Donor Candidates


Sponsor

University of California, Irvine

Enrollment

70 participants

Start Date

Oct 10, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this feasibility clinical trial is to learn if telemedicine can be used to provide education and evaluation and counseling for people who are considering living kidney donation. The study will also learn how participants improve decision-making about living kidney donation. The main questions to answer are: * Is telemedicine a practical way to facilitate donor education and evaluation and counseling? * Does telemedicine shared decision making help improve donor candidate decision and engagement during the donor evaluation process? Researchers will compare standard care with a telemedicine care coordination approach. Participants will: \- Receive either standard care or telemedicine video visits to support shared decision making.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

  • years of age or older
  • Reside in the State of California
  • Registered living kidney donor candidate at UC Irvine Medical Center

Exclusion Criteria1

  • \- Individuals with a contraindication to living kidney donation (for example, heart disease, cancer)

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALStandard Care (in control arm)

This Standard Care involves a recorded video education and in-person visit.

BEHAVIORALTelemedicine Shared Decision-Making

This intervention involves two live telemedicine video visits.


Locations(1)

University of California Irvine Medical Center

Orange, California, United States

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