What this study is
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if it is feasible and acceptable to use a recovery coach and an online sober active community to help with alcohol use disorder after liver transplant. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Is using a recovery coach after liver transplant to help with alcohol use recovery feasible and acceptable?
- Is using an online sober active community after liver transplant to help with alcohol use recovery feasible and acceptable? Researchers will compare standard of care including a recovery coach alone to a recovery coach plus to assist with recovery from alcohol use recovery after liver transplant
Participants will:
- Work with a recovery coach including a weekly phone call
- Visit the clinic once every 3 months for a checkup and to complete surveys
- If randomized to the intervention arm, download an online application with access to a digital sober active community
What's being tested
- Online Sober Active Community
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
Participants will have access to an online sober active community that they can use to augment their recovery process.
- Recovery coach
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
Participants will work with a recovery coach including having weekly phone calls with that recovery coach.
Study details
- Official title
- Development and Testing of an Integrated Care Coordination Intervention for Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery After Liver Transplantation
- Sponsor
- Leigh Anne Dageforde
- Conditions
- Liver Transplant Recipient · Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD)
- Enrolling
- 40 people
- Starts
- 2027-03-01
- Est. completion
- 2028-08-31
- Design
- Open-label, randomized, parallel groups
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 21 Years and overSex ALLHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- Age greater than or equal to 21 years old
- Recipient of liver transplant less than or equal to 5 years ago
- History of alcohol use disorder
- Able to understand the purpose of the study and willing to participate and sign informed consent
- Has a smart phone to use for contact with recovery coach and the digital sober active community without additional personal cost
- Willing to participate in online digital community
You can't join if
- Liver transplant recipient for reason other than alcohol associated liver disease
- Liver transplant greater than 5 years ago
- No mechanism for regular phone contact
- No ability to utilize an application for a digital sober active community
- Any condition that in the opinion of the PI introduces undue risk by participating in this study
- Less than 21 years of age
- No history of alcohol use disorder
- Any condition that in the opinion of the PI introduces undue risk by participating in this study
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Study locations (1)
1 openVanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Study team
Sponsor
Leigh Anne Dageforde
Study ID 251447
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.