Alcohol Treatment Outcomes Following Early vs. Standard Liver Transplant for SAH

Description

Given the severe consequences of alcohol relapse following liver transplantation for alcoholic hepatitis (AH-LT), it is critical to accurately identify alcohol use and implement alcohol interventions early in the post-transplant period to optimize patient outcomes. The proposed randomized clinical trial will examine the implementation and effects of integrated, person- and computer-delivered alcohol treatment compared to standard care on alcohol use (assessed by self-report and biomarker), mood, quality of life and survival following AH-LT. Predictors of 12-month post-transplant alcohol outcomes will be explored to allow future improved tailoring and targeting of these treatments.

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcoholic Hepatitis

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Given the severe consequences of alcohol relapse following liver transplantation for alcoholic hepatitis (AH-LT), it is critical to accurately identify alcohol use and implement alcohol interventions early in the post-transplant period to optimize patient outcomes. The proposed randomized clinical trial will examine the implementation and effects of integrated, person- and computer-delivered alcohol treatment compared to standard care on alcohol use (assessed by self-report and biomarker), mood, quality of life and survival following AH-LT. Predictors of 12-month post-transplant alcohol outcomes will be explored to allow future improved tailoring and targeting of these treatments.

Alcohol Treatment Outcomes Following Early vs. Standard Liver Transplant for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis (SAH)

Alcohol Treatment Outcomes Following Early vs. Standard Liver Transplant for SAH

Condition
Alcohol Use Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * English speaking
  • * too medically/psychiatrically ill to participate
  • * not able to provide informed consent due to cognitive impairment

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Johns Hopkins University,

Mary E McCaul, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Johns Hopkins University

Study Record Dates

2025-06