Potential living kidney donors and socioeconomic position - Pilot
Research type
Research Study
Full title
How does socio-economic position affect an individual’s potential for a living kidney transplant? A questionnaire based pilot case-control study.
IRAS ID
170225
Contact name
Phillippa Bailey
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Bristol
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
Socioeconomically deprived people in the UK are more likely to develop kidney failure but are less likely to receive a living-donor kidney transplant than people from less deprived areas. Using a questionnaire study we will assess if deprivation (measured both at an ecological and individual level) affects knowledge and beliefs about living kidney transplantation. We will also examine whether deprivation affects the number of people kidney patients could ask to be a donor. This pilot study will precede a full scale questionnaire based study.
REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/0435
Date of REC Opinion
4 Mar 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion