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Neurologic Physiology After Removal of Therapy (NeuPaRT)
Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine when brain function stops compared to when the heart stops by monitoring electrical brain activity in patients who are taken off life support and progress to death in the intensive care unit.
Official title: Neurologic Physiology After Removal of Therapy (NeuPaRT): Pilot Multicentre Feasibility Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
158
Start Date
2022-10-18
Completion Date
2027-03
Last Updated
2026-01-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
electroencephalography (EEG)
1. brain cortical activity using full scalp 2. cerebral blood flow velocity 3. during the dying process following planned withdrawal of life sustaining measures (WLSM)
Locations (5)
University of Calgary Foothills Campus
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada