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New report card helps kidney patients choose the right transplant center

NCT ID NCT03610555

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Ajay Israni, MD Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Not yet recruiting
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By invitation only
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Paused
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Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a patient-friendly website and printouts to help kidney transplant candidates compare transplant centers. Researchers wanted to see if the new format helped people understand which centers accept patients like them. A total of 268 adults waiting for a kidney transplant took part in a randomized trial to measure comprehension and usefulness of the information.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this tool could help transplant candidates make more informed choices about which center to join.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study focused on understanding and usability, not on changing medical outcomes. The tool may not improve actual transplant rates or survival.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

268 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2016

Finished

Apr 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: All adults seeking a kidney transplant are eligible for the RCT. We will focus on recruiting kidney waitlist candidates. Exclusion criteria: are inability to speak or understand English, visual impairment, and inability to give consent. All vulnerable populations except for those listed in the table titled vulnerable populations, will be excluded. . .

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

end stage renal failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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Transplants

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • HCMC

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States

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