Status:

COMPLETED

Intravenous Thyroxine for Heart-Eligible Organ Donors

Lead Sponsor:

Washington University School of Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Mid-America Transplant

Conditions:

Brain Death

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

14-55 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether intravenous thyroxine infusion given to brain-dead organ donors who are eligible to donate hearts for 12 hours will result in more hearts transpl...

Detailed Description

Background: Brain death frequently induces hemodynamic instability and cardiac stunning. Impairments in cardiac performance are major contributors to hearts from otherwise eligible organ donors not be...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Declared dead by neurologic criteria (brain dead)
  • Authorization for organ donation and research
  • On one or more vasopressors and/or inotropes

Exclusion

  • Brain death declared more than 24 hours prior
  • Only vasopressor is vasopressin
  • Weight \< 45 kg (100 lbs)
  • Known coronary artery disease or history of myocardial infarction
  • Known valvular heart disease
  • Prior sternotomy or cardiac surgery
  • Donor at VA hospital
  • Received intravenous or oral thyroxine within past month
  • Known HIV+ status
  • Other reason donor is unable to receive study drug (determined by on-site personnel)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 6 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

838 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04415658

Start Date

December 1 2020

End Date

December 6 2022

Last Update

January 10 2024

Active Locations (14)

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1

Donor Network of Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013

2

Lifesharing

San Diego, California, United States, 92108

3

Donor Alliance

Denver, Colorado, United States, 80230

4

OurLegacy

Maitland, Florida, United States, 32751