Pupillometric Evaluation in Patients Declared Brain Dead - a Prospective Quality Control Study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
About this trial
The aim of the study is to verify the reliability of the current purely clinical examination of the pupils (without the support of a pupillometer) in the context of clinically suspected brain death, compared to the results of a non-invasive, automated, and highly precise monocular pupillometric examination.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Suspected diagnosis of brain death
Brain death diagnostic procedures planned
Treated at the intensive care unit at the University Hospital Basel (USB)
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- non-invasive device-supported, automated pupillometry
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Locations
2Intensive care unit at the University Hospital Basel4031, BaselCanton of Basel-City, Switzerland
University Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
Sponsors and collaborators
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Lead sponsor
Source ClinicalTrials.gov