Communication With Families Regarding Organ and Tissue Donation After Death in Intensive Care Study

NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service10 sites in 1 country417 target enrollmentMay 1, 2013

ConditionsTissue and Organ Procurement

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Tissue and Organ Procurement
Sponsor: NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service
Enrollment: 417
Locations: 10
Primary Endpoint: Proportion of families providing consent for deceased organ donation.
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 8 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief 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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 1, 2013

End Date

December 21, 2016

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

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.