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Financial Incentives for Living Kidney Donors
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Led By Macey L. Henderson, PhD, JD
Research Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Adults (≥18 years)
Have undergone live donor nephrectomy at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Comprehensive Transplant Center (MDJH) or the University of Maryland Medical Center Transplant Center (MDUM)
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 years
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Study Summary
This trial will test if giving patients gift cards will make them more likely to follow up after donating a kidney.
Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults over 18 who have donated a kidney at Johns Hopkins or University of Maryland Medical Centers, speak English, and live in the U.S. It's not for those who don't speak English or international donors.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if giving small financial rewards (gift cards) helps kidney donors follow up better after surgery. Participants are split into two groups: one gets gift cards after completing check-ups; the other does not.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves financial incentives rather than medical treatments, there are no direct physical side effects related to interventions being studied.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria belowSelect...
I am 18 years old or older.
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I had a kidney removal surgery from a living donor at Johns Hopkins or University of Maryland Medical Center.
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ 2 years
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 years
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary outcome measures
Patient Compliance with Follow-Up
Secondary outcome measures
Hospital compliance with Reporting Requirements
Other outcome measures
Logistical Challenges of Intervention Implementation
Trial Design
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Financial IncentiveExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Up to three gift cards to a major online retailer will be mailed to participants assigned to the intervention arm after complete (i.e. all components addressed) and timely (i.e. within the policy-defined follow-up period) submission of follow-up data at each 6-month, 1-year, and 2-year follow-up visit.
Group II: Standard of CareActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in the control arm will be instructed to attend required follow-up as is standard of care, but will not receive a financial incentive.
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Who is running the clinical trial?
University of Maryland, BaltimoreOTHER
684 Previous Clinical Trials
372,789 Total Patients Enrolled
Johns Hopkins UniversityLead Sponsor
2,242 Previous Clinical Trials
14,816,317 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Living Donors
400 Patients Enrolled for Living Donors
The Living Legacy FoundationUNKNOWN
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Eligibility Criteria:
This trial includes the following eligibility criteria:- I had a kidney removal surgery from a living donor at Johns Hopkins or University of Maryland Medical Center.I am 18 years old or older.
Research Study Groups:
This trial has the following groups:- Group 1: Standard of Care
- Group 2: Financial Incentive
Awards:
This trial has 1 awards, including:- No Placebo-Only Group - All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Timeline:
This trial has the following timeline:- Screening: It may take up to 3 Weeks to process to see if you qualify in this trial.
- Treatment: The duration you will receive the treatment varies.
- Follow Ups: You may be asked to continue sharing information regarding the trial for 6 Months after you stop receiving the treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.
Is there a recruitment process underway for participants of this experiment?
"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this study is not accepting patients at present; the first announcement was made on March 22nd 2017 and it has had its final update on March 1st 2022. Nevertheless, there are 8 other medical trials that are currently open for enrolment."
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