Clinical Research Directory

Transforming Curiosity Into Donation

This is a multi-step study that will first create a preliminary living donor drop-out risk index (LD-DROP) by retrospectively identifying factors that contribute to the discontinuation of living donor evaluation. Investigators will then validate the LD-DROP index by prospectively tracking the progress of a large group of individuals presenting for living kidney donor evaluation. In parallel, investigators will conduct focus groups with previous donors and individual qualitative interviews with potential living donors who vary by race, gender, and level of risk for drop-out, to explore barriers affecting their donation decision-making, and the most helpful interventions for overcoming these barriers. Finally, using data gathered from the LD-DROP index and individual interviews, investigators will pilot an intervention with potential donors identified to be at a modifiable high risk of drop-out.