Peer buddies may keep liver transplant patients off alcohol
NCT ID NCT07397598
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests whether peer support specialists—people who have been through liver transplant for alcohol-related disease themselves—can help others in the same situation stay sober and attend medical appointments. About 95 participants will meet regularly with a peer supporter for one year. Researchers will track alcohol use and how well patients follow their medical care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Peer support specialist (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that peer support helps liver transplant recipients stay alcohol-free and keep up with medical care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 95 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention relies on personal interaction, which can vary in effectiveness.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 95 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * English speakers * Received a liver transplant for alcohol-associated liver disease * Has 1 to 3 years of continuous alcohol abstinence at the time of trial entry Exclusion Criteria: * Liver transplant recipients without a history of alcohol-associated liver disease * Inability to provide informed consent * Active participation in a separate intervention trial for alcohol use disorder
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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