Dissemination of the Donor Application: Utilizing Social Media to Identify Potential Live Organ Donors
Recruiting · NCT03803423 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
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The Donor App
What this trial is about
This study utilizes a web-based application to help patients on the organ transplant waitlist communicate patient's need for a living donor via social media and provide interested potential donors the opportunity to engage with the evaluation process.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- At least 18 years of age
- On the kidney-only or liver-only transplant waiting list at a collaborating center
Exclusion criteria
- Younger than 18 years of age
- Not on the kidney or liver transplant waiting list
- On multiple organ transplant waiting lists
Where it is running
6 locations listed across 6 US states.
- Scripps Green Hospital - San Diego, California, United States
- Yale University - New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Rush University Medical Center - Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Maine Medical Center - Portland, Maine, United States
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Washington University in St. Louis - St Louis, Missouri, United States