Status:
RECRUITING
Neurologic Physiology After Removal of Therapy (NeuPaRT)
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Conditions:
Determination of Death
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine when brain function stops compared to when the heart stops by monitoring electrical brain activity in patients who are taken off life support and progress to ...
Detailed Description
There are many Canadians who need an organ transplant and who will never get one. In the past, people could only be organ donors after being declared brain dead. The dead donor rule serves this purpo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Plan for the withdrawal of life sustaining measures (WLSM)
- Attending physician anticipates patient will die within 24 hours of the withdrawal of life sustaining measures
- Patient has an indwelling arterial cannula for monitoring blood pressure
Exclusion
- Brain death or plan for Neurologic Determination of Death (NDD)
- Injuries that anatomically preclude the use of neurologic monitoring
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 18 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05306327
Start Date
October 18 2022
End Date
September 1 2025
Last Update
October 10 2024
Active Locations (5)
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1
University of Calgary Foothills Campus
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N1N4
2
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L2V7
3
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5
4
Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H8L6