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Japan Comprehensive Process for End-of-Life Care and Organ Donation After Brain Death

Japan Comprehensive Process for End-of-Life Care and Organ Donation After Brain Death - J-RESPECT study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000054415
Enrollment
250
Registered
2024-07-01
Start date
2024-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Brain death

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Okayama University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients involved in organ donation after brain death

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients whose families or representatives refuse to participate in the study. 2. Based upon each institution's decision, patients whose families or representatives refuse to disclose information on the webpage of the Japan Organ Transplant Network

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The number of organ donations after brain death

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Time intervals from admission to the diagnosis of brain death, option presentation of organ donation to the family, and organ procurement 2. Time intervals from admission to the start of administration of antidiuretic hormone and steroids 3. The number of multidisciplinary team meetings 4. Characteristics of institutions that are active in organ donation after brain death

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTetsuya Yumoto

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine

tyumoto@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp086-235-7426

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026