Transplant and Addiction Project (TAP) - 1

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: End Stage Liver Disease, End Stage Renal Disease, Substance-Related Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test a novel distance-based (telephone) intervention to help transplant candidates with current or recent substance abuse to stay "clean and sober" both prior and following transplant surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00249652

Run by

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

People needed

41

Starts

2003-09-01

Expected to finish

2009-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• End stage liver or renal disease
• Having used drugs or alcohol during the past 6 months
• Turned down for transplant due to current or recent substance use
• Access to telephone

You may not qualify if…

• Psychotic or other unstable serious psychiatric disorders that preclude full, active participation
• Moderate to severe hepatic encephalopathy
• Non-English speaking

Where it is running

• Behavioral Science Research Unit — New York, New York, United States
• Renal & Islet Transplant, Center for Liver Disease — New York, New York, United States
• Liver Transplant Program — Richmond, Virginia, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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