Survey of everyday social needs in adults with chronic liver disease
Asks adults with chronic liver disease about social needs affecting their health.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Indiana University
- Where
- Indianapolis, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Measuring Patient Reported Needs in Outpatient Liver Disease Management
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 400 people, planned
- Started
- 5 Mar 2024
- Expected to end
- 30 May 2028
- Type of study
- Observational, 2 groups
- Record updated
- 29 July 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with long-term liver disease who get outpatient care at Indiana University Health, to fill in surveys about social needs. Their visit care providers can also join.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Disease stage
- Chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis. People who have had hepatic encephalopathy (brain problems caused by liver disease) must be at West Haven stage 0-1.
- Earlier treatment
- People who have had a liver transplant cannot join.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Past liver transplant
- Not willing to take part in the survey
- Severe problems with thinking or memory
- Not English speaking or not able to give consent
- Providers who cannot finish the survey within 7 days of the visit
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Patient Inclusion criteria; Age 18 or greater; English speaking; Ability to give consent (West Haven stage 0-1 if history of hepatic encephalopathy); Provider Inclusion Criteria • Participated in patient care during inclusion visit
Who cannot take part
- Patient Exclusion criteria; History of liver transplant; Individuals not willing to participate in the survey; Patients with severe cognitive impairment; Provider Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to complete survey within 7 days of the inclusion visit
Where in United States
- Indiana University School of MedicineIndianapolis, United StatesContact: Miranda StovallTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This prospective study aims to assess health-related social needs (HRSNs) among patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) receiving outpatient care at Indiana University Health. Patients with CLD often face socioeconomic challenges that adversely affect health outcomes, but no validated screening tool exists for this population. The primary objective is to measure the prevalence and types of HRSNs in CLD patients. Secondary objectives are to evaluate patient preferences regarding provider involvement in addressing social needs, explore reasons for declining assistance, and assess provider perspectives on incorporating HRSN data into clinical care.
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A total of 200 adult patients with CLD and their visit providers will be enrolled. Participants will complete surveys on demographics, HRSNs, health literacy, quality of life, social support, and patient activation, with medical data supplemented from chart review. Providers will complete surveys about their experiences using HRSN data in routine practice. Results will describe unmet social needs in this population, patient and provider attitudes toward screening, and inform strategies for integrating HRSN assessments into liver disease management and routine healthcare delivery.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
Adults (≥18 years) with chronic liver disease receiving outpatient care in hepatology clinics at Indiana University Health University Hospital. Participants will complete surveys assessing health-related social needs, health literacy, quality of life, social support, patient activation, and technology use. Relevant demographic, medical history, and clinical data will also be abstracted from the electronic medical record.
- Outpatient Liver Care Providers
Healthcare providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or other clinical staff) who deliver care to enrolled patients during study visits. Providers will complete a survey regarding their experiences with health-related social needs screening and perspectives on how this information might be integrated into routine practice.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Measuring Patient Reported Needs in Outpatient Liver Disease Management
- Plain-language title
- Survey of everyday social needs in adults with chronic liver diseaseGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 14 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 29 July 2026