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A Two-Center Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess Financial Incentives for Compliance With Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up in the United States.

Shivani S Bisen, Tanveen Ishaque, Alvin G Thomas, Madeleine M Waldram, Daniel S Warren, Jaclyn Bannon, Joseph R Scalea, Dorry L Segev, Jacqueline M Garonzik-Wang, Allan B Massie and 1 more

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Trial report in Clinical transplantation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03090646 (Use of Financial Incentives to Increase Live Kidney Donor Follow-up Compliance), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Use of Financial Incentives to Increase Live Kidney Donor Follow-up Compliance

TypeinterventionalSponsorJohns Hopkins UniversityRan2017 to 2024Enrolled140ConditionsLiving Donors, Nephrectomy, KidneyArmsFinancial Incentive
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Shivani S BisenDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2585-0154
Tanveen IshaqueDepartment of Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3523-243X
Alvin G ThomasDepartment of Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4911-8192
Madeleine M WaldramDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5706-4353
Daniel S WarrenDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1370-466X
Jaclyn BannonDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7362-9545
Joseph R ScaleaDepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8278-2859
Dorry L SegevDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1924-4801
Jacqueline M Garonzik-WangDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-7503
Allan B MassieDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5288-5125
Macey L LevanDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4239-1252

Funding

Cardiovascular Epidemiology Training GrantT32HL007055 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Wayne D. Rosamond · 1986 to 2026
$10.0M
Continuous allocation score design for guaranteeing equity and reducing discards in kidney and liver transplantationR01DK132395 · NIDDK · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Allan B Massie · 2023 to 2026
$2.7M
Patient Oriented Research in Kidney Disease and Transplant SurgeryK24DK101828 · NIDDK · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SEGEV, DORRY L. · 2014 to 2018
$922k
Technological Innovations for Live Kidney Donor Follow-up Care ManagementK01DK114388 · NIDDK · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI LEVAN, MACEY LEIGH · 2017 to 2021
$720k
Aggressive Center Report Cards to Safely Increase Transplantation of Suboptimal KidneysK23DK115908 · NIDDK · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI GARONZIK WANG, JACQUELINE M · 2018 to 2021
$516k
Genetic and Environmental Drivers of Cognitive Resilience in Aging PopulationsK00AG073565 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Alvin G. Thomas · 2024 to 2026
$232k
Genetic and Environmental Drivers of Cognitive Resilience in Aging PopulationsF99AG073565 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI THOMAS, ALVIN G. · 2021 to 2022
$94k
Infinite Legacy (formerly the Living Legacy Foundation (of Maryland)NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007055NIA NIH HHS F99 AG073565NIA NIH HHS K00 AG073565NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK114388NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK115908NIDDK NIH HHS K24 DK101828NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK132395
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe United States Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network mandates collection of 6-month, 1-year, and 2-year post-donation follow-up data on living kidney donors (LKDs), but many centers struggle to meet these requirements. This study investigated whether providing a financial incentive (mailed gift card) could increase patient compliance with LKD follow-up.

methodsA parallel, non-blinded, 1:1 superiority randomized control trial of LKDs was conducted at two centers from March 2017 to February 2021. The control arm received standard of care (SOC): instructions to complete the mandated LKD follow-up consisting of a health questionnaire and laboratory measurements at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years post-donation. The intervention arm received SOC and was mailed a $25 gift card for each timely completed follow-up. Compliance rates were compared at each timepoint using Poisson regression.

resultsA total of 175 donors consented to participate. The 6-month, 1-year, and 2-year follow-up compliance rates were 65.2%, 63%, and 65.2% in the control arm, and 71.1%, 60.2%, and 53.0% in the intervention arm, respectively. No statistically significant improvement in compliance was observed with the gift card intervention (IRR =

conclusionMailed gift cards did not improve patient compliance with LKD follow-up requirements; such interventions may be counterproductive among LKDs. Further research is needed to investigate and address barriers to completing LKD follow-up.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03090646.

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Kidney TransplantationLiving DonorsMotivationNephrectomyPatient ComplianceTissue and Organ ProcurementAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisUnited Statesfinancial incentivesincentiveskidney donorlive donorliving kidney donorpolicy surveillancepost‐donation follow‐uprandomized control trial

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PMID41395879
PMCPMC13665578

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