Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0436130510
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
The main aims of the study are to assess whether patients can be trained to use SMS technology, and to determine whether the provision of a text messaging service improves drug compliance, outpatient clinic attendance rates and reduce rates of liver graft rejection in the first year post-liver transplant
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Not Applicable: Alerting transplant recipients
Intervention
Random allocation to [a] SMS [b] no use of SMS.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Compliance rates for immunosuppressive medication, outpatient clinic attendance and liver graft rejection in the first twelve-months post-liver transplant.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/04/2003
Overall trial end date
02/04/2004
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients attending the liver transplant clinic
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/04/2003
Recruitment end date
02/04/2004
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department Of Hepatology
Leeds
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list