Can a coach and an app keep liver transplant patients sober?
NCT ID NCT07214259
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether adding a recovery coach and an online sober community can help people who have had a liver transplant stay away from alcohol. About 40 adults who received a liver transplant in the last 5 years and have a history of alcohol use disorder will take part. Half will get standard care plus a recovery coach, and the other half will also get access to a digital sober community app. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and helpful for long-term recovery.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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21 years and older
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria for Enrollment: * 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 Exclusion Criteria for Enrollment * 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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Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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