New procedure could speed up organ donor identification in brain injury patients

NCT ID NCT03765814

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This completed study tested a standard way to select seriously brain-injured patients who might become brain dead within 48 hours. Researchers tracked 83 patients in intensive care to see how many progressed to brain death. The goal was to improve the process for organ donation coordination.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could improve how hospitals identify potential organ donors among brain-injured patients, possibly increasing organ availability.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It does not test a new therapy, so it cannot directly help patients. Results may not apply to all hospitals or regions.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Brain Death brain injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BRAIN DEATH

Contacts and locations

Locations

CH Annecy Genevois

Pringy, Haute Savoie, 74374, France
CHU de Nantes

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44093, France
Centre Hospitalier Départemental de Vendée Les Oudairies

La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, 85000, France
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Toulon La Seyne sur Mer

Toulon, Var, 83200, France

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