ATTOM detailed PROMs follow-up study (version 1.1)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Access to Transplantation and Transplant Outcome Measures - detailed Patient-Reported Outcome Measures follow-up study
IRAS ID
242848
Contact name
Clare Bradley
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Royal Holloway, University of London
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 9 months, 24 days
Research summary
The ATTOM (Access to Transplantation and Transplant Outcome Measures) programme examined quality of life (QoL) and other patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in UK patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Those receiving kidney transplants reported better 12-month outcomes compared with those still awaiting a transplant. There were some differences at recruitment in those who went on to have a transplant and those who remained wait-listed, showing that it is important to follow-up patients over time rather than compare groups after transplant.
The present research will invite the former participants in the ATTOM detailed PRO measures (PROMs) sub-study to complete a further questionnaire pack of validated measures five-to-six years after recruitment to ATTOM. This research will allow us to investigate the long-term impact of kidney and SPK transplantation and whether PROs such as QoL and well-being remain improved several years later. Furthermore, more patients for whom we have pre-transplant data may now have received a kidney or SPK transplant, providing a larger sample with both pre- and post- data.
A qualitative study investigating the experiences of patients who have received a living-donor or deceased-donor kidney transplant or an SPK transplant will provide further in-depth data to help us understand the impact of different types of transplantation.
The findings from this study may help in advising patients how transplantation affects QoL and other outcomes pre- to post-transplant and which patients are likely to gain most and least from transplantation.
REC name
East of England - Cambridge Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/EE/0256
Date of REC Opinion
16 Oct 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion