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HEalth Advocate for Liver Transplantation: Improving Transition of Care for Adolescent Liver Transplant Recipients
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
Summary
The Health Advocate for Liver Transplant (HEAL-Tx) Transition of Care Pilot is a nonrandomized, open-label intervention pilot of a health advocate intervention aimed to assess feasibility and acceptability of integrating a Health Advocate onto the transplant team to help adolescents transition their care to adult transplant teams. Across studies, health advocate roles vary, and can include coordinating medical care treatment, facilitating financial assistance (e.g., taxi vouchers), and connecting patients to community resources, which can improve self-management, mitigate social risks, and lead to better communication between the healthcare system and the family. In this pilot, the investigators will adapt this intervention for adolescent/young adult liver transplant patients and measure acceptability and feasibility according to RE-AIM.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 25 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2024-03-03
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2025-05-13
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Health Advocate
The Health Advocate intervention will include helping pediatric liver transplant recipients and their families address unmet household social needs (e.g., food insecurity), improve patient-provider communication, and enhance care coordination.
Locations (2)
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States