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HEalth Advocate for Liver Transplant (HEAL-Tx) Pilot Study

This study is testing a program called "Health Advocate" for children who have had a liver transplant. The Health Advocate will help families with things like finding food, improving communication with doctors, and coordinating care. The goal is to see if having a Health Advocate on the transplant team is practical and helpful. You can join if you are under 18 years old and have had a liver transplant, and you or your parent/guardian are willing to participate and be contacted by the study team. This is a small pilot study with 10 planned participants, and its current status is unclear.

Study design
This is a nonrandomized, open-label pilot study with 10 planned participants. It is testing a behavioral intervention.
What's involved
You or your parent/legal guardian must provide written informed consent and be willing to comply with study procedures and be contacted by study staff.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Caregiver experience will be measured at the start of the study and again at 90 days.

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NCT05700799

HEalth Advocate for Liver Transplant - Pilot

Completed
NAUp to 17InterventionalSupportive care
University of California, San Francisco
~15 participants
Updated 2026-08-11 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Health Advocate

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Changes in caregiver experience
Measured over Baseline and 90 days

Conditions

Liver Transplant; Complications

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
California1

Study leadership

  • Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of California, San Francisco

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Exclusion

Caregiver unwilling or unable to complete the survey.
Child is a ward of the state (e.g. foster care) since present circumstances may not be reflective of child's past or future circumstances.
Non-English, non-Spanish speakers.
Non-US residents.
Greater than 18 years of age at the time of enrollment.

What this trial measures

  • Changes in caregiver experienceBaseline and 90 days

    The investigators will administer a survey of caregiver experiences at study enrollment and at the end of the intervention to assess for changes in caregiver experience with the transplant team. These questions will focus on experiences receiving transplant care, experiences discussing social needs with the transplant team, and overall caregiver subjective assessment of the transplant recipient's overall health.