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Communication Regarding Organ and Tissue Donation in Intensive Care

NCT01922310 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 417

Last updated 2017-10-05

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Tissue and Organ Procurement

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Communication intervention

The intervention is a modification of current standard practice procedures for requesting consent for donation. The intervention period commences when the possibility of organ donation is first raised with the family, and includes the time for families to make a decision. This time may last up to 72 hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Robert Herkes · NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-01
Primary Completion
2016-07-08
Completion
2016-12-21

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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