Vanderbilt Clinical Trials

MoVE Trial: Motivational Strategies to Empower African Americans to Improve Dialysis Adherence

Purpose

MoVE Trial is a randomized clinical trial designed to rigorously test the impact of a behavioral intervention (culturally tailored motivational interviewing - (MOVE)) delivered by trained health coaches, on hemodialysis treatment non-adherence. It is a a two-arm, parallel group randomized clinical trial with 24-week follow-up. It involves completion of surveys by patients enrolled in the study. It also involves participation in motivational interviewing sessions by patients who are randomized to the intervention (MI).

Condition

End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis

Eligibility

Eligible Ages: Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria

African American - Receiving hemodialysis treatments - Been on hemodialysis for more than 30 days - 18 years of age and older - Within a 2-month look back at the time of screening, patients who have missed at least one dialysis session or shortened at least one dialysis session by 15 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria

Not self-identified as African American - Impaired with mental status or severe illness - Non-English speaking - No documented evidence of dialysis treatment non-adherence - Missed or shortened treatments due to hospitalizations or excused travel - Terminal condition - Living in a nursing home/rehab - Planned transplant within the next 6 months - Planned conversion to peritoneal dialysis within the next 6 months

Study Design

Phase: N/A
Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

Arm	Description	Assigned Intervention
No Intervention Standard of Care	Standard of Care
Experimental Participants receiving intervention	Motivational interviewing intervention	Behavioral: Motivational interviewing In this trial, motivational interviewing (MI) is the intervention. The MI sessions will embody the spirit of MI (PACE - Partnership, Acceptance, Compassion and Evocation) and the use of MI strategies (OARS - Open-ended questions, Affirmations, Reflections and Summaries) and MI communication processes (engagement, focusing, evoking and planning). Other names: MI

Recruiting Locations

Vanderbilt Dialysis Clinic
Nashville, Tennessee 37204

Contact:
Ebele Umeukeje, MD, MPH
615-936-3283
ebele.m.umeukeje@vumc.org

More Details

Status: Recruiting
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Contact

Ebele M Umeukeje, MD, MPH
615 936 3283
ebele.m.umeukeje@vumc.org

Notice

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