NCT03179020

Brief Summary

This study consists in an cluster-randomized clinical trial involving near 60 Brazilian intensive care units (ICUs) with a high notification rate of potential donors of organs and tissues. ICUs will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to manage potential organ donors through the use of a evidence-based checklist or to manage potential organ donors according usual care. The primary outcome is the rate of losses of potential donors due to cardiac arrest. Secondary outcome measures include number of effective organ donors and number of organs recovery per effective donor. The first subject was enrolled on June 20, 2018.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
1,535

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2017

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

63 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 23, 2017

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 7, 2017

Completed
13 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 20, 2017

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 28, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 28, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

November 2, 2020

Status Verified

October 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

2.2 years

First QC Date

March 23, 2017

Last Update Submit

October 30, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

Intensive Care UnitsBrain DeathOrgan DonationFamily interview

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Losses of potential donors due to cardiac arrest

    Proportion of losses of potential donors due to cardiac arrest

    This event will be evaluated from the date of study subject enrollment until the date of organ recovery or end of brain death protocol (for cases of family refusal or contraindications to organ recovery) assessed up to 14 days

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Effective organ donor

    This event will be evaluated from the date of study subject enrollment until the date of organ recovery or end of brain death protocol (for cases of family refusal or contraindications to organ recovery) assessed up to 14 days

  • Organ recovery per effective donor

    This event will be evaluated from the date of study subject enrollment until the date of organ recovery assessed up to 14 days

Study Arms (2)

Checklist ICUs

EXPERIMENTAL

Management of the potential donor guided by the use of an evidence-based checklist. This checklist is based on main recommendations of the Brazilian guideline for the management of potential multiple organ donors.

Other: Checklist use

Usual Care ICUs

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Management of the potential donor according usual care.

Other: Usual care

Interventions

Management of the potential donor guided by the use of an evidence-based checklist. This checklist is based on main recommendations of the Brazilian guideline for the management of potential multiple organ donors.

Checklist ICUs

Management of the potential donor according usual care.

Usual Care ICUs

Eligibility Criteria

Age14 Years - 90 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • For ICUs:
  • Adults ICUs reporting at least 10 potential valid donors (without clinical contraindications for donation) per year
  • For potential donor:
  • Age of 14 years or older
  • Suspected brain death after the first clinical test

You may not qualify if:

  • For ICUs:
  • Coronary units, intermediate units, emergency services
  • ICUs that use checklist for the management of the potential donors
  • For potential donors:
  • Age \>90 years
  • HIV
  • Metastatic cancer
  • Uncontrolled sepsis
  • Acute hepatitis
  • Malaria
  • Acute viral infections
  • Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis and prion diseases
  • Active tuberculosis treated less than 2 months
  • Colonization of the donor by bacteria without any option of antibiotic treatment
  • History of breast tumor, melanoma, soft tissue sarcoma or hematologic neoplasia, WHO Group 3 primary tumors

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (63)

Hospital das Clínicas de Rio Branco

Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

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Hospital de Urgência e Emergência de Rio Branco

Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

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Hospital Geral Prof. Osvaldo Brandão Vilela

Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

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Hospital de Pronto Socorro Dr. João Lúcio Pereira Machado

Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

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Hospital Geral de Fortaleza

Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

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Hospital Insituto Dr José Frota

Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

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Hospital Regional do Cariri

Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

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Hospital Regional Tarcisio de Vasconcelos Maia

Mossoró, Ceará, Brazil

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Hospital Regional Norte

Sobral, Ceará, Brazil

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Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sobral

Sobral, Ceará, Brazil

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Hospital Estadual de Urgência e Emergência de Vitória

Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil

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Hospital Geral Cleriston Andrade

Feira de Santana, Estado de Bahia, Brazil

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Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal

Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

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Hospital de Urgência de Goiânia

Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

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Hospital Dr Carlos Macieira

São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

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Socorrão I - Hospital Municipal Djalma Marques

São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

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Santa Casa de Campo Grande

Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

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Hospital das Clinicas das Minas Gerais

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Hospital João XXIII Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Hospital Universitário Ciências Médicas

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Hospital Norte Paranaense

Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil

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Hospital e Maternidade Angelina Caron

Campina Grande do Sul, Paraná, 83430-000, Brazil

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Hospital Nossa Senhora do Rocio de Campo Largo

Campo Largo, Paraná, Brazil

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Hospital Universitário de Cascavel do Oeste do Paraná

Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil

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Hospital Municipal Padre Germano Lauk

Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, 85864-380, Brazil

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Hospital São Vicente de Paulo Guarapuava

Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil

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Hospital Evangélico de Londrina

Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

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Hospital Universitário Regional do Norte do Paraná

Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

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Hospital Santa Rita de Maringá

Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

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Hospital Universitário de Maringá

Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

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Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Maringá

Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

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Hospital Bom Jesus de Ponta Grossa

Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil

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Hospital Universitario Regional dos Campos Gerais

Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil

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Hospital Bom Jesus de Toledo

Toledo, Paraná, Brazil

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Alberto Urquiza Wanderley - Unimed João Pessoa

João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

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Hospital de Ensino Doutor Washington Antônio de barros

Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

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Hospital da Restauração

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

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Hospital Geral de Nova Iguaçu

Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Hospital de Canoas

Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Hospital Bruno Born

Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Hospital São Vicente de Paulo

Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Hospital Universitário São Francisco de Paula

Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Hospital Cristo Redentor

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Hospital de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Irmandade da Santa Casa de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Hospital de Pronto Socorro João Paulo II

Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil

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Hospital de Urgência de Sergipe

Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil

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Hospital das Clínicas de Botucatu

Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

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Hospital Universitário São Francisco da Providência de Deus de Bragança Paulista

Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil

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Hospital Municipal Irmã Dulce

Praia Grande, São Paulo, Brazil

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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto

Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

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Casa de Saúde de Santos

Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

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Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto

São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

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Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sorocaba

Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil

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Hospital Regional do Vale do Paraíba

Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil

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Hospital Estadual Getúlio Vargas

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil

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Hospital Geral de Taipas

São Paulo, Brazil

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Hospital Paulistano

São Paulo, Brazil

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Hospital São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil

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Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil

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Related Publications (3)

  • Westphal GA, Robinson CC, Giordani NE, Teixeira C, Rohden AI, Dos Passos Gimenes B, Guterres CM, Madalena IC, Andrighetto LV, Souza da Silva S, Barbosa da Silva D, Sganzerla D, Cavalcanti AB, Franke CA, Bozza FA, Machado FR, de Andrade J, Pontes Azevedo LC, Schneider S, Orlando BR, Grion CMC, Bezerra FA, Roman FR, Leite FO Jr, Ferraz Siqueira IL, Oliveira JFP, de Oliveira LC Jr, de Melo MFRB, Leal PBGP, Diniz PC, Moraes RB, Salomao Pontes DF, Araujo Queiroz JE, Hammes LS, Meade MO, Rosa RG, Falavigna M; DONORS (Donation Network to Optimize Organ Recovery Study) Investigators and the BRICNet (Brazilian Research in Intensive Care Network). Evidence-Based Checklist to Delay Cardiac Arrest in Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donors: The DONORS Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2346901. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.46901.

  • Giordani NE, Robinson CC, Westphal GA, Rosa RG, Sganzerla D, Cavalcanti AB, Machado FR, Azevedo LCP, Bozza FA, Teixeira C, de Andrade J, Franke CA, Guterres CM, Madalena IC, Rohden AI, da Silva SS, Andrighetto LV, Rech GS, Gimenes BDP, Hammes LS, Pontes DFS, Meade MO, Falavigna M. Statistical analysis plan for a cluster-randomised trial assessing the effectiveness of implementation of a bedside evidence-based checklist for clinical management of brain-dead potential organ donors in intensive care units: DONORS (Donation Network to Optimise Organ Recovery Study). Trials. 2020 Jun 17;21(1):540. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04457-1.

  • Westphal GA, Robinson CC, Biasi A, Machado FR, Rosa RG, Teixeira C, de Andrade J, Franke CA, Azevedo LCP, Bozza F, Guterres CM, da Silva DB, Sganzerla D, do Prado DZ, Madalena IC, Rohden AI, da Silva SS, Giordani NE, Andrighetto LV, Benck PS, Roman FR, de Melo MFRB, Pereira TB, Grion CMC, Diniz PC, Oliveira JFP, Mecatti GC, Alves FAC, Moraes RB, Nobre V, Hammes LS, Meade MO, Nothen RR, Falavigna M; DONORS (Donation Network to Optimise Organ Recovery Study) Investigators and the BRICNet. DONORS (Donation Network to Optimise Organ Recovery Study): Study protocol to evaluate the implementation of an evidence-based checklist for brain-dead potential organ donor management in intensive care units, a cluster randomised trial. BMJ Open. 2019 Jun 25;9(6):e028570. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028570.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Brain Death

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesComaUnconsciousnessConsciousness DisordersNeurobehavioral ManifestationsNeurologic ManifestationsDeathPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Glauco Westphal, MD, PhD

    Hospital Moinhos de Vento

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Regis G Rosa, MD, PhD

    Hospital Moinhos de Vento

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: In the present study ICUs will be randomized to manage potential organ donors through the use of a evidence-based checklist or to manage potential organ donors according usual care.
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 23, 2017

First Posted

June 7, 2017

Study Start

June 20, 2017

Primary Completion

August 28, 2019

Study Completion

August 28, 2019

Last Updated

November 2, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

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