The Living Donor Lost Wages Trial: Study Rationale and Protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

This paper describes the background, rationale, and design of an NIH-funded, single-center study to test the impact of offering reimbursement for donor lost wages incurred during the post-nephrectomy recovery period on the live donor kidney transplant (LDKT) rate in newly evaluated kidney transplant candidates, to examine whether offering reimbursement for donor lost wages reduces racial disparity in LDKT rates, and to determine whether higher reimbursement amounts lead to higher LDKT rates.

Recent findings

LDKT is the optimal treatment for renal failure. However, living kidney donation has declined in the past decade, particularly among men, younger adults, blacks, and low-income adults. There is evidence that donation-related costs may deter both transpla

SUBMITTER: Rodrigue JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5967265 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature