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Improved Selection of Elderly (> 65 Years) for Kidney Transplantation
Sponsor: Sykehuset Telemark
Summary
Kidney transplantation has been shown to provide improved survival even in patients older than 70 years of age. The purpose of the study is to determine whether kidney transplantation provides any improvement of health related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients over the age of 65 years. HRQOL wil be monitored using the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life (KDQOL-SF)form. Patients will be recruited at the time of acceptance to the Norwegian transplant wait list and followed every 6 months until transplantation. Thereafter a new form will be completed after 10 weeks post transplant, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years and 5 years. In addition the study will explore the transplant candidates expectations in a qualitative study design and explore the relationship between pre-transplant comorbidity, HRQOL and survival.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
289
Start Date
2012-12
Completion Date
2030-12
Last Updated
2020-04-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Locations (1)
Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Section of Nephrology
Oslo, Norway