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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Study protocol

The KTx360°-study: a multicenter, multisectoral, multimodal, telemedicine-based follow-up care model to improve care and reduce health-care costs after kidney transplantation in children and adults

Authors: L Pape, M de Zwaan, U Tegtbur, F Feldhaus, JK Wolff, L Schiffer, C Lerch, N Hellrung, V Kliem, G Lonnemann, HD Nolting, M Schiffer

Published in: BMC Health Services Research | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Follow-up care after kidney transplantation is performed in transplant centers as well as in local nephrologist’s practices in Germany. However, organized integrated care of these different sectors of the German health care system is missing. This organizational deficit as well as non-adherence of kidney recipients and longterm cardiovascular complications are major reasons for an impaired patient and graft survival.

Methods

The KTx360° study is supported by a grant from the Federal Joint Committee of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The study will include 448 (39 children) incident patients of all ages with KTx after study start in May 2017 and 963 (83 children) prevalent patients with KTx between 2010 and 2016.
The collaboration between transplant centers and nephrologists in private local practices will be supported by internet-based case-files and scheduled virtual visits (patient consultation via video conferencing). At specified points of the care process patients will receive cardiovascular and adherence assessments and respective interventions. Care will be coordinated by an additional case management.
The goals of the study will be evaluated by an independent institute using claims data from the statutory health insurances and data collected from patients and their caregivers during study participation. To model longitudinal changes after transplantation and differences in changes and levels of immunosuppresive therapy after transplantation between study participants and historical data as well as data from control patients who do not participate in KTx360°, adjusted regression analyses, such as mixed models with repeated measures, will be used. Relevant confounders will be controlled in all analyses.

Discussion

The study aims to prolong patient and graft survival, to reduce avoidable hospitalizations, co-morbidities and health care costs, and to enhance quality of life of patients after kidney transplantation.

Trial registration

ISRCTN29416382 (retrospectively registered on 05.05.2017)
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Metadata
Title
The KTx360°-study: a multicenter, multisectoral, multimodal, telemedicine-based follow-up care model to improve care and reduce health-care costs after kidney transplantation in children and adults
Authors
L Pape
M de Zwaan
U Tegtbur
F Feldhaus
JK Wolff
L Schiffer
C Lerch
N Hellrung
V Kliem
G Lonnemann
HD Nolting
M Schiffer
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Health Services Research / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2545-0

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