Organ donation intervention in primary care: A feasibility study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Investigating an organ donation intervention in primary care: A single-practice feasibility study.
IRAS ID
230702
Contact name
Gurch Randhawa
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 27 days
Research summary
This study aims to examine whether U.K. primary care is a feasible location for an intervention to increase registration to the NHS Organ Donor Register (NHS ODR). Currently, only 35% of the U.K. population are on the NHS ODR and a shortage of donated organs exists. Previous research in primary care in the U.S.A shows the setting may be promising for increasing membership to the register, by asking patients if they would like to join during consultations. However, barriers to the implementation of primary care interventions exist in the U.K. for example, increasing workload. This study therefore, will assess whether U.K. primary care is an appropriate setting for organ donation intervention.
The intervention consists of three elements, training staff in organ donation information, the display of leaflets and posters in the waiting room and asking patients during consultations if they wish to join the register (also called prompted-choice). A single GP practice in Luton, U.K. has agreed to run the intervention for a three-month period. To examine feasibility, training will be evaluated through paper survey, data on registrations captured throughout the trial period, focus groups with staff and patients and an online survey with staff only, will be used.
REC name
London - Brent Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/LO/1361
Date of REC Opinion
3 Nov 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion