Community Trial to Enhance Organ Donation

July 31, 2025 updated by: Case Western Reserve University

Community-based Intervention to Enhance Signing of Organ Donor Cards

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a 5-minute video intervention regarding organ donation and transplantation on increasing the number of organ donor cards signed in Northeastern Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (OBMV) branches and on willingness to donate organs while living. The investigators hypothesize that persons in the intervention group will sign more donor cards and be more willing to donate organs while living than persons in the control group.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

We propose a community-based randomized controlled trial involving 450 intervention and 450 control patrons visiting Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle branches (OBMV) to obtain a driver's license. Interventions patrons will watch a 5-minute video prior to entering the OBMV. Study personnel will interview intervention and control patrons after they leave the OBMV to determine whether they signed an organ donor card. We will also determine the effect of the video intervention on willingness to donate organs while living.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

973

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44109
        • Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • English speaking
  • Applying for driver's license, driver's permit or state id

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-English speaking
  • Persons who have already signed donor card

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: 2
No intervention (control)
Experimental: 1
5-minute video on donation and transplantation
Behavioral: video
5-minute video compared (intervention) to no video and no other intervention (control)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Proportion of signed donor cards
Time Frame: One day
One day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Proportion of participants willing to donate organs while living
Time Frame: One Day
One Day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Case Western Reserve University

Collaborators

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: John D Thornton, MD, MPH, Case Western Reserve University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 26, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 26, 2009

First Posted (Estimated)

March 27, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 5, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 31, 2025

Last Verified

July 1, 2025

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • P60MD002265DT1
  • 1P60MD002265-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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