New program helps teen liver transplant patients stick to meds, cut rejection risk

NCT ID NCT03691220

First seen Jan 10, 2026 · Last updated Apr 28, 2026 · Updated 16 times

Summary

This study tested a program to help teenagers who had a liver transplant take their anti-rejection medicine more regularly. The program used a special monitor to track medicine levels in the blood and provided tailored support. The goal was to see if this approach could reduce the number of organ rejection episodes in 148 teens over two years.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Benioff Children's Hospital UCSF

    San Francisco, California, 94107, United States

  • C.S.Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • Lurie Children's Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • Miami Transplant Institute

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • The Hospital For Sick Children Toronto

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G1X8, Canada

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