CompletedNot Applicable

Communication Regarding Organ and Tissue Donation in Intensive Care

Australia417 participantsStarted 2013-05-01

Plain-language summary

The overarching aim of this study is to examine the process of organ donation decision-making and to determine whether changes in requesting practices change rates of consent for donation, and other family-based outcomes.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Donation events identified by a patient who is a potential organ and tissue donor in a participating ICU or under the care of ICU health professionals. * For the primary endpoint only, patients must not have registered their donation wishes. Exclusion Criteria: * A patient who is not medically suitable for organ or tissue donation. * A patient who does not have next of kin available to participate in donation conversations. * A patient in the ICU who is able to provide first person consent for deceased donation, for example a patient with spinal injuries. * A patient who is suitable to donate only tissue after death.

What they're measuring

Proportion of families providing consent for deceased organ donation.

Timeframe: Up to 72 hours subsequent to raising deceased donation with next of kin.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01922310

SponsorNSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-07-08

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