Dissemination of the Donor Application: Utilizing Social Media to Identify Potential Live Organ Donors

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorJohns Hopkins University

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

At least 18 years of age

On the kidney-only or liver-only transplant waiting list at a collaborating center

Disqualifiers

Younger than 18 years of age

Not on the kidney or liver transplant waiting list

On multiple organ transplant waiting lists

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • The Donor App

Treatment groups

1,000 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Locations

6
California
Scripps Green Hospital92037, San Diego United States
Connecticut
Yale University06520, New Haven United States
Illinois
Rush University Medical Center60612, Chicago United States
Maine
Maine Medical Center04102, Portland United States

Sponsors and collaborators

Johns Hopkins University

Lead sponsor

MaineHealth

Collaborator

Washington University School of Medicine

Collaborator

Scripps Health

Collaborator

Yale University

Collaborator

Rush University Medical Center

Collaborator