Can facebook find you a kidney? new study tests social media for organ donors

NCT ID NCT03803423

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a web-based app that helps people waiting for a kidney or liver transplant share their story on social media to find a living donor. Researchers want to see if this approach brings in more potential donors and leads to more transplants. The study involves 1000 adults on transplant waiting lists.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic kidney disease chronic liver failure End Stage Liver Disease end stage renal failure

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

END STAGE LIVER DISEASE END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Maine Medical Center
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Portland, Maine, 04102, United States
Rush University Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
Scripps Green Hospital
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

San Diego, California, 92037, United States
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
RECRUITING

Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, United States
Washington University in St. Louis
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
Yale University
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

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