Web-Based Multi-Resource Training on the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients

Summary

Purpose: The study aims to examine the effect of web-based multi-source training on the prevention of urinary tract infections in adult kidney transplant recipients on clinical outcomes.

Design: The study is a single-center, parallel-group, single-blind, pretest, and posttest randomized controlled experimental study.

Methods: A total of 90 kidney transplant recipients, 45 in the control group and 45 in the intervention group will be included in the study. Kidney transplant recipients will be randomized on the day of discharge. Before discharge, the Patient Socio-Demographical/Descriptive Characteristics Form and the Discharge Readiness Scale will be applied to the control and intervention groups. Routine training and aimed at preventing urinary tract infections web-based multi-source training will be provided to the intervention group. The developed educational material was evaluated by experts in terms of literacy, reliability, and information quality. As multiple resources on the web: there will be written and visual texts of the educational material, as well as podcasts and animation videos. Web page usability will be evaluated with the System Usability Scale. Individuals will be able to benefit from each of these multiple educational resources according to their preferences. The control group will be directed to the organ transplantation handbook on the website of the routine education and organ transplant center. After discharge, the follow-ups of the intervention and control group were carried out during the first 6-month post-transplant standard follow-up process of the center (2. day; once a week for the first month; every ten days for up to 1-3 months; every three weeks for the next 3-6 months) will be performed. When patients come to their controls, the results of routine examinations (complete urinalysis, urine culture taken when necessary, hospitalization, emergency application, and other data) will be taken from the Hospital Information Management System. In addition, the recipients' opinions in the intervention group on the Web-Based Multi-Resource Training Program will also be received at the end of the 6th month. The research adhered to the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials-SPIRIT (2013) and Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials-CONSORT (2018) checklists.

Conditions

• Kidney Transplantation
• Adult
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Prevention
• Medical Informatics

Interventions

OTHER

Web-Based Multi-Source Training on the Prevention of Urinary Tract İnfections

Before discharge, individuals will be given a user name and password to enter the website by the researcher. The first access to the website will be made via the researcher's computer, and the website will be introduced. Individuals will be shown how to access the compatible website on Android and IOS phones and tablets by the researcher. Web-based multi-source training for individuals to prevent urinary tract infections will begin. The researcher will check the use of educational materials by individuals from the administrator's menu. To increase the effectiveness of the training, reminder, motivating, and supportive messages will be sent to the patients twice a week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Akdeniz University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Fatma CEBECİ · Akdeniz University

• Nihal KİRAZ · Akdeniz University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-04-01

Primary Completion

2023-12-30

Completion

2023-12-30

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations