Confirming Permanent Lack of Blood Flow to the Brain During A-NRP DCC Organ Transplant

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Conditions studied: Organ Transplant

In brief

This study aims to evaluate the surgical technique used in Abdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion (A-NRP) in death determination by circulatory criteria (DCC) organ donors. The proposed study will demonstrate that there is no resumption of brain blood flow or activity during the A-NRP procedure. This will be assessed using multimodal neuromonitoring protocol that enables continuous focused monitoring of brain blood flow and activity during A-NRP. This will provide evidence that brain blood flow and activity does not resume during NRP and ensure donor safety in using this technique in standard of care practice.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05884736

Run by

Western University, Canada

People needed

30

Starts

2024-04-02

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ≤ 18 years of age
• Potential DCC donors whose families/surrogate decision makers have consented to DCC organ donation according to current criteria of the participating transplant programs. These may include patients donating a liver, kidneys, pancreas, and/or lungs; please see Appendix A for organ specific donor inclusion criteria.

You may not qualify if…

• < 18 years of age
• DCC donors who proceed to donation following medical assistance in dying or those who are able to provide first-person consent at the time of donation
• Injuries that anatomically preclude the use of neurological monitoring

Where it is running

• London Health Sciences Centre — London, Ontario, Canada (enrolling)
• Toronto Western Hospital — Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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