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Comparison of Two Strategies to Realize Apnea Test for the Diagnostic of Brain in Potentiel Organ Donors.

NCT01911286 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 208

Last updated 2016-10-11

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Summary

Clinical diagnostic of brain death requires a non-reactive coma, absence of brain stem reflex, and absence of spontaneous breathing. The confirmation of absence of spontaneous breathing is established the apnea test (according to the American Academy of Neurology's Guidelines). However this test may lead to complications (acute hypoxemia, ventilatory and cardiocirculatory disorders) and reduces significantly the number of lung transplants. Some data suggest modifying the apnea test : replace the ventilator switching off with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) use. These studies showed that this alternative method (CPAP) increased the level of lung harvest but they were not sufficient because these studies were monocentric with little patients,. That why the aim of the present study is to compare the standard strategy and CPAP strategy with a prospective, multicenter,cluster trial; each center will use the method of apnea test which it uses usually.

Conditions

  • Alternative Method of Apnea Test

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Apnea test - Standard

PROCEDURE

Apnea test - CPAP

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Poitiers University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michel PINSARD, Hospital Practitioner · Poitiers University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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