Recruiting

Social Support Counseling

Sponsor:

Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

Code:

NCT06147076

Conditions

Kidney Transplant

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Social Support Network Counseling Intervention

Study Details

Brief summary:

Virtual Coaching for Potential Kidney Transplant Patients

Conditions

Kidney Transplant

Study ID

NCT06147076

Start date

Aug 20, 2024

Status verified date

Oct, 2026

Completion date

Sep, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion

  • Determined by transplant center to be suitable for continuation in evaluation for listing (or a member of that person's social support network)
  • 18 Years of age or older
  • English-speaking
  • Willingness to participate with at least 2 social network members in the session and have calculator results shown to social network members (if a patient)
  • Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • Prisoners
  • Individuals with impaired ability to consent
  • Pregnant females.
  • Patients who choose to opt out of research.
  • Non-English speaking

Study Design

Enrollment

86 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Usual Pre-Transplant Counseling Intervention

Participants in control arm will undergo usual pre-transplant counseling as per the standard of care.

experimental: Social Support Network Counseling Intervention

Participants in the intervention arm will undergo an additional pretransplant counseling session along with members of their social support networks after their initial transplant evaluation and counseling.

Interventions

Social Support Network Counseling Intervention

Social support counseling intervention for kidney transplant candidates along with their social support networks.

Primary outcome measure

  • Correct Answers on Knowledge of Kidney Transplant Options Assessment [ Time Frame: one month ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Allyson Hart, MD

612-873-6998allyson.hart@hcmed.org

Locations

Hennepin Healthcare

Recruiting

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55415

More Information

Sponsor

Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

Last update posted

Oct 14, 2026

Last verified

Oct, 2026

Keywords

  • Interventional Counseling
  • Kidney Transplant
  • Interventional Mapping
  • Counseling
  • Social Support Networks
  • Dialysis

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-23. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute on 2026-10-14. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.