Face-down positioning for brain-dead organ donors to improve lung transplant
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether placing organ donors who have been declared brain-dead face down (prone) can improve the condition of their lungs for transplant and help people who receive those lungs recover better. If you are a potential donor, this may increase the chances that your lungs can be used to save a life.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be at least 18 years old
- Have been declared dead by neurological criteria (brain death)
- Have consent for organ donation
- Be medically cleared for organ donation by a transplant coordinator
- Have no open wounds on your chest or belly that would prevent lying face down
- Have no active infections (such as HIV, hepatitis B, West Nile virus, or COVID-19 within the past 14 days) or active cancers (except some skin and brain tumors) that would rule out lung donation
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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