Interventions for Promoting Kidney Transplant Empowerment

Summary

This is a cluster randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the effect of community health workers (CHWs) and provider education on kidney transplant (KTx) waitlisting compared to usual care (waitlist control). CKD/HD providers will be randomized to intervention or control, and all patients with the same providers will be in the same randomization group. CHWs will address unmet social needs and patient symptoms through evaluations and linkage to clinical and community services. Intervention providers will receive education, which will include training on working with CHWs, reducing bias in clinical decision-making, and increasing affirming/reducing stigmatizing language in electronic health records (EHRs).

Eligibility

Age range

18–75 years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Other
  Usual Care

  Participants are provided care as usual. Clinicians (CKD, HD, KTx) will educate participants on the kidney transplant process. Clinician will receive the education intervention to provide participants at study end.

• Other
  Community Health Worker Assistance

  Community health worker will address unmet social needs and participant symptoms through evaluations and intake to clinical and community services

• Other
  Intervention Providers

  Intervention providers will receive education, which will include training on working with CHWs, reducing bias in clinical decision-making, and increasing affirming/reducing stigmatizing language in electronic health records (EHRs).

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