Brain Death Diagnosis at an Academic Tertiary Medical Care Center

NCT ID: NCT03984981

Last Updated: 2021-05-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-04-03

Study Completion Date

2020-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to assess and survey the quality of the process required to diagnose brain death in adult patients. This study of adult patients diagnosed brain dead or suspected of having brain death on the ICUs at the University Hospital Basel will be purely observational.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Brain Death

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Assessment of process required to diagnose brain death in adult patients

Assessment of process required to diagnose brain death in adult patients (demographics, clinical, laboratory, imaging, and treatment data). No questionnaires or study visits will be used.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients with suspected and/or diagnosed brain death
* adults 18 years and over
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Raoul Sutter, PD Dr. med

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinic for Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Basel

Locations

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Clinic for Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Basel

Basel, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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2019-00244; me19Sutter4

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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