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Trial reportClinical transplantation2025

Effectiveness of a Mobile Health System on Compliance With 2-Year Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up in the United States.

Alvin G Thomas, Sarah Hussain, Samantha B Klitenic, Carolyn N Sidoti, Madeleine M Waldram, Amy Chang, Jennifer D Motter, Kelly Terlizzi, Allan B Massie, Mary Schofield and 4 more

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Trial report in Clinical transplantation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Alvin G ThomasDepartment of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.
Sarah HussainDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Samantha B KlitenicDepartment of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5663-289X
Carolyn N SidotiDepartment of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0491-7137
Madeleine M WaldramDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5706-4353
Amy ChangDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jennifer D MotterDepartment of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1750-0119
Kelly TerlizziDepartment of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.
Allan B MassieDepartment of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.
Mary SchofieldMethodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Karol BarstowMethodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Adam BingamanMethodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Dorry L SegevDepartment of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.
Macey L LevanDepartment of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.

Funding

Genetic and Environmental Drivers of Cognitive Resilience in Aging PopulationsK00AG073565 · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 2025 to 2025
$77k
NIA NIH HHS F99 AG073565NIA NIH HHS K00 AG073565NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK114388NIDDK NIH HHS R03 DK132222
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOrgan Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) policy requires 2 years of follow-up for living kidney donors (LKDs); however, many transplant hospitals struggle to meet this requirement. We developed and tested a mobile health (mHealth) system for LKD follow-up in a pilot randomized-controlled trial (RCT).

methodsLKDs were randomly assigned to either the intervention (mHealth + standard of care) or control arm (standard of care). We assessed OPTN policy-defined completeness and timeliness of 6-month, 1-year, and 2-year follow-ups. Four hundred LKDs were enrolled in the study (June 2018 to February 2021).

resultsAt 6-month follow-up, a higher proportion of the intervention arm participants completed composite visits (97.5% vs. 91.5%, p = 0.01). Both arms had similar compliance rates at 1- and 2-year follow-up (92.0% vs. 89.5%, p = 0.49, and 66.5% vs. 65.0%, p = 0.83). Intervention arm participants completed 6-month follow-up 11 days earlier than their counterparts (p = 0.009).

conclusionmHealth technologies improved 6-month follow-up, but did not impact 1- and 2-year LKD follow-up in this single-center RCT. Other strategies, such as providing services beyond data collection, may be necessary to improve donor engagement and support LDK's long-term follow-up.

Indexed as

Kidney TransplantationLiving DonorsPatient ComplianceTelemedicineTissue and Organ ProcurementAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPrognosisUnited Statesliving kidney donationliving kidney donor follow‐upmobile health

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PMID40145946
PMCPMC12239166

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