Study of Brain Cleaning System in Organ Donors
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at the brain's natural cleaning system in people who have just passed away and are registered as organ donors. It aims to understand how this system works, which could one day help with brain diseases.
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Who can take part
- You or a family member must be a potential organ donor at Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital.
- Your family must have signed the standard donation consent and a special consent for this study.
- Death must be confirmed by brain death or by cardiac arrest (controlled asystole) before the study starts.
- You cannot have any history of problems with the brain's drainage of fluids (intracranial lymphatic drainage).
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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