Social media experiment aims to increase organ donor registrations
NCT ID NCT04850287
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether showing digital educational materials about organ donation on social media can increase health awareness and organ donor registrations among Californians. Over 2 million Facebook users with California ZIP codes are included. The goal is to see if social network interventions can effectively promote public health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital educational materials about organ donation delivered via social media
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could show how social media can effectively increase public health awareness and organ donor registrations.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational-style behavioral study with no direct medical intervention. Results may not apply to other health topics or regions.
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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 2,000,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Have a California zip code. * Be a Facebook user
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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