# Reducing Disparities among Kidney Transplant Recipients

> **NIH NIH R01** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $499,888

## Abstract

Abstract: Disparities exist in access and outcomes of kidney transplantation. More than half of
patients are hospitalized in the year after transplantation, and these patients are more likely AA
and have lower socioeconomic status. Several studies have identified risk factors for hospital
admission using traditional statistical methods, but models have been limited by moderate
predictive accuracy, the use of static (rather than dynamic) models, and the use of
administrative data that may not capture the changing risk factors pre- to post-transplant. The
overall goal of this research is to develop and validate rigorous, dynamic risk prediction
models, integrate these models within a clinician dashboard, and develop potential
interventions to address surgical disparities in hospitalization following kidney transplantation.
Our specific aims are 1) To develop and validate predictive models to identify transplant
recipients at high risk of hospitalization following transplant; 2) To use a community-based
participatory research approach to build an electronic hospitalization risk dashboard that will
aid in clinical decision-making and guide the use of scarce resources for patients at high risk
for hospitalization post-transplant. The overall impact of this proposal is to improve transplant
outcomes and reduce disparities among a primarily AA ESRD population in the Southeastern
US.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9907867
- **Project number:** 5R01MD011682-04
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Andrew B Adams
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $499,888
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-08-15 → 2022-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9907867

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9907867, Reducing Disparities among Kidney Transplant Recipients (5R01MD011682-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9907867. Licensed CC0.

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