Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2017
Protocol of the KTFT-TALK study to reduce racial disparities in kidney transplant evaluation and living donor kidney transplantation.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for improving health literacy in people with chronic kidney disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing solid organ donor registration.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Healthcare-Related Sociocultural Factors, Racial Disparities, and Kidney Transplant Outcomes in the Kidney Transplant Fast Track Program.Clinical transplantation · 2026Observational
- Education Intervention for Evaluation and Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A randomized trial.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Healthcare-related sociocultural factors, racial disparities, and kidney transplant outcomes in the Kidney Transplant Fast Track program.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Forging a path toward kidney transplant equity through multilevel interventions.Current opinion in organ transplantation · 2025Review
- System Interventions to Achieve Early and Equitable Kidney Transplants (STEPS): Protocol for STEPS, a randomized comparative effectiveness clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Health Care Perceptions and a Concierge-Based Transplant Evaluation for Patients With Kidney Disease.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Predicting Kidney Transplant Evaluation Non-attendance.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2024Article
- Racial Equity in Living Donor Kidney Transplant Centers, 2008-2018.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Identifying inequities in lung transplantation: a call for strategies and future research.JHLT open · 2023Article
- A scoping review of inequities in access to organ transplant in the United States.International journal for equity in health · 2022Article
- Does Racial Disparity in Kidney Transplant Waitlisting Persist After Accounting for Social Determinants of Health?Transplantation · 2020Article
- Amplifying the Patient Voice: Key Priorities and Opportunities for Improved Transplant and Living Donor Advocacy and Outcomes During COVID-19 and Beyond.Current transplantation reports · 2020Review
- Persistent regional and racial disparities in nondirected living kidney donation.Clinical transplantation · 2017Article
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Abstract
Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the optimal treatment for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The evaluation process for a kidney transplant is complex, time consuming, and burdensome to the ESKD patient. Also, race disparities exist in rates of transplant evaluation completion, transplantation, and LDKT. In December 2012 our transplant center implemented a streamlined, one-day evaluation process, dubbed Kidney Transplant Fast Track (KTFT). This paper describes the protocol of a two-part study to evaluate the effectiveness of KTFT at increasing transplant rates (compared to historical controls) and the TALK intervention (Talking About Live Kidney Donation) at increasing LDKT during KTFT. All participants will receive the KTFT evaluation as part of their usual care. Participants will be randomly assigned to TALK versus no-TALK conditions. Patients will undergo interviews at pre-transplant work-up and transplant evaluation. Transplant status will be tracked via medical records. Our aims are to: (1) test the efficacy and cost effectiveness of the KTFT in reducing time to complete kidney transplant evaluation, and increasing kidney transplant rates relative to standard evaluation practices; (2) test whether TALK increases rates of LDKT during KTFT; and (3) determine whether engaging in a streamlined and coordinated-care evaluation experience within the transplant center reduces negative perceptions of the healthcare system. The results of this two-pronged approach will help pave the way for other transplant centers to implement a fast-track system at their sites, improve quality of care by transplanting a larger number of vulnerable patients, and address stark race/ethnic disparities in rates of LDKT.
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