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

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: End Stage Renal Disease, End Stage Liver Disease

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03803423

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

1000

Starts

2017-11-27

Expected to finish

2026-11-27

Last updated by the study team

2025-11-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• At least 18 years of age
• On the kidney-only or liver-only transplant waiting list at a collaborating center

You may not qualify if…

• 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

• The Johns Hopkins Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)
• 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
• Washington University in St. Louis — St Louis, Missouri, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.