Text Messages for Liver Transplant Recipients

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Conditions studied: Medication Adherence, Liver Transplant Disorder

In brief

Although medical advancements have enabled children experiencing liver transplants to live longer, medical management post-transplant is ongoing and complex. Many findings underscore adolescents as being a particularly vulnerable population, with rates of nonadherence being four times higher than in adults. This pilot study aims to explore the feasibility and impact of a brief text-messaging intervention in a randomized controlled trials (N = 50). We have three primary aims: 1) Study patient satisfaction with and utilization of this intervention in order to better understand feasibility and acceptability; 2) Investigate the effects of this intervention on medication adherence, healthcare utilization, and health status; and 3) Examine potential effects of the intervention on the physician-patient relationship, motivation for adherence, and other variables.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04995770

Run by

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

People needed

35

Starts

2019-08-01

Expected to finish

2020-12-26

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-23

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• having a liver transplant
• receiving care at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• having access to a working cellphone
• speaking English.

You may not qualify if…

• insufficient cognitive capacity to understand or engage in the procedures of the study

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States

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