Intestinal Manipulation Clinical Trial
— IMMOOfficial title:
CD14/CD16 Activation in Brain-death Organ Donors and Effect of Surgical Intestinal Manipulation
The aim of this study is to study the impact of brain death and surgical small bowel manipulation on the release of different types of monocytes.
| Status | Recruiting |
| Enrollment | 20 |
| Est. completion date | June 2016 |
| Est. primary completion date | January 2016 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | 18 Years and older |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - patients who are brain death - patients who undergo an elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Exclusion Criteria: - < 18 years of age |
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | University Hospitals Leuven | Leuven | Vlaams-Brabant |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven |
Belgium,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | subtypes of monocytes | evaluate different subtypes of monocytes in brain-death donors by collecting portal and peripheral blood after lapaotomy and before dissection | 1 day | No |
| Primary | evaluate effect of intestinal manipulation | evaluate the effect of intestinal manipulation on the different subtypes of monocytes and pro-/anti-inflammatory cytokines | 1 day | No |