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Pilot Study of the Liver Live Donor Champion Program

NCT03580629 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2025-12-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In this pilot study, investigators plan to enroll liver transplant candidates and a "Live Donor Champion" for an abridged two- or three-month program that provides education and advocacy training in order to expand access to live donor liver transplantation. Investigators have created two versions of the same program and based on feedback from participants and staff, investigators aim to analyze the efficacy of the Liver Liver Donor Champion program on this patient population.

Conditions

  • End Stage Liver Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Liver Live Donor Champion Program

Even with adequate education of live donation, many liver transplant candidates still feel ill equipped to ask others to consider donating. Friends and family are often eager to help and may not be able to serve as donors themselves, but might be able to provide instrumental support. A Live Donor Champion (LDC) is a friend or family member who serves as an advocate for the candidate in their pursuit of live donation. The Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center has developed the Liver Live Donor Champion program to provide education and advocacy training to waitlist candidates and their LDCs. The support provided by the LDC bridges a critical link between education and action. Using LDCs to increase live donation is a novel approach that has garnered widespread enthusiasm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Elizabeth A King, MD PhD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-18
Primary Completion
2025-11-28
Completion
2025-11-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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