Attitudes About Organ Transplantation (KAPsurvey)

October 29, 2014 updated by: Lukasz Szarpak, International Institute of Rescue Research and Education

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice About Organ Transplantation Among Medical Students and Medical Staff

The study evaluates the knowledge, attitude and practice about organ transplantation among medical students and medical staff.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Globally, almost every second a transplanted kidney comes from a living donor (LDTx); in Europe it is 18.1%, but in Poland it is only 2% (0.6 for 1 million from living donors). The number of patients awaiting on kidney transplantation (KTx) is increasing, and the number of deceased donors is constantly at a low level. This disturbing situation should motivate the entire interdisciplinary health team to seek new solutions.

In the study the investigators are examining how medical students and medical staff feel about the issues of organ transplantation, especially: organ shortage, cost of organ transplantation, definition of brain death.

The investigators are planning to focus on the following specific questions:

What is the level of knowledge about organ donation among participants? What are the sociodemographic, sociocultural and socioeconomic characteristics of listed as an Organ Donor and non-listed as an Organ Donor among medical staff and medical students? Evidence on the role of financial and other incentives in eliciting organ donation.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

300

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

  • Poland
      • Warsaw, Poland, 03-122
        • Recruiting
        • International Institute of Rescue Research and Education
    • Masovia
      • Warsaw, Masovia, Poland, 03-122
        • Not yet recruiting
        • International Institute of Rescue Research and Education
        • Contact:

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Medical staff: medical doctors, nurses, paramedics Medical students: PhD students, medicine students, nursing and paramedics studies

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Give voluntary consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not meet the above criteria

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Medical students, medical staff
Survey about Knowledge, Attitude and Practice About Organ Transplantation
Behavioral: survey
Survey

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of participants who approve prosocial motivation to organ donation
Time Frame: 2 months
Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate attitude assessed by 10- items questionnaire about perception towards financial and other incentives in eliciting organ donation. For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale).
2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Results of the Medical Knowledge Tool (Questionnaire)
Time Frame: 2 months
Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate knowledge assessed by 10- items questionnaire about basic information about organ registry and qualification to transplantation. For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale).
2 months
Results of the Practice Tool (Questionnaire)
Time Frame: 2 months
Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate practice assessed by 10- items questionnaire about basic information about practice with organ donation (prohibited and unethical practices). For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale).
2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

International Institute of Rescue Research and Education

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Andrzej Kurowski, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
  • Principal Investigator: Lukasz Czyżewski, Medical University of Warsaw

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2014

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 26, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 29, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

October 31, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 31, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 29, 2014

Last Verified

October 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KAPtransplant2014

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