RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT03803423

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

Sponsor

Johns Hopkins University

Enrollment

1,000 participants

Start Date

Nov 27, 2017

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

End Stage Renal Disease End Stage Liver Disease

Summary

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

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria2

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

Exclusion Criteria3

Younger than 18 years of age
Not on the kidney or liver transplant waiting list
On multiple organ transplant waiting lists

Interventions

OTHERThe Donor App

The Donor app is a web-based application that helps transplant candidates tell the candidate's story via social media in the hopes of identifying an appropriate living donor. Sample stories created using the Donor App can be found at www.thedonorapp.com.

Locations(6)

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

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Washington University in St. Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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