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NCT Number: NCT03214965

The Use of the Social Networking to Promote Educational and Consultative Actions Among Kidney Transplanted Adolescents.

This study is designed to compare the knowledge, satisfaction and self-esteem of kidney transplanted adolescents measured through questionnaires between two groups: patients undergoing conventional treatment with no other intervention versus patients undergoing conventional treatment and receiving additional educational and consultative actions using a closed facebook group.

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Key information

Conditions

Kidney Transplantation Education

Age range

12 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hospital da Criança Santo Antônio da Santa Casa de Misericórdia

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90240-510, Brazil

About this study

Based on literature, there are strong evidences that the use of social media improves the outcomes of chronic treatments. Currently, there is no study using social media as an education tool in kidney transplant patients in Brazil. This study is designed to answer the question: "Does the use of a popular social media such as facebook improves the knowledge, satisfaction and self-steem levels among kidney transplant adolescents when compared with their peers ?" This is a non-blinded randomized clinical trial. Patients will be randomly included into one of the two groups: the control group who will not receive any intervention or the facebook group (who will receive additional educational and consultative support through a closed facebook group) After three months, knowledge level, satisfaction level and self-esteem will be assessed by specific designed questionnaires and by the application of the Rosenberg's self-esteem scale. The study will have a sample of 122 subjects, equally divided (61 participants in each group). Collected data will be compared using the chi square test.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients receiving follow up care by the transplant interdisciplinary team either in the pre or in the post transplant period

Exclusion criteria

  • patients with chronic kidney disease not enrolled to receive a kidney transplant.

Treatment and study plan

Facebook Group

Behavioral

A closed facebook group used to deliver multimedia content specifically produced to inform the participants about chronic kidney disease, kidney transplantation and related topics. This group is also used to share doubts and life experiences among participants and the interdisciplinary team.

Primary outcomes

  1. Knowledge about the disease

    Time frame: 3 months

    Knowledge about the disease and associated conditions measured by a specific designed questionnaire.

  2. Satisfaction about the treatment

    Time frame: 3 months

    Satisfaction with the interdisciplinary team obtained by a specific designed questionnaire

  3. Self-esteem

    Time frame: 3 months

    Assessment of the participant's self-esteem through the application of the "Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale"

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

Other

Collaborators

  • Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre

Registry information

Official study title

The Use of the Social Networking to Promote Educational and Consultative Actions Among Kidney Transplanted Adolescents. Comparison of the Knowledge, Satisfaction and Self-esteem Between Two Groups: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jul 12, 2017
Registry last updated
Jul 21, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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