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NCT02503813 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Does Venous pCO2 Increase by 20 mmHg or More During Apnea Challenge Test?

A NA study, sponsored by MemorialCare Health System.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
7
Enrollment target

NCT02503813: Completed NA study, sponsored by MemorialCare Health System.

NCT02503813 is a NA study that has completed, run by MemorialCare Health System. The registered enrollment target is 7 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02503813, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by MemorialCare Health System.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
7 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

One required examination for declaration of death by neurological criteria is the apnea challenge test. The apnea challenge test evaluates the medulla brainstem respiratory center response to a rise in CO2. The current guideline requires arterial sampling of CO2 and therefore either arterial puncture or arterial catheter placement for the examination. Arterial catheter is an invasive monitoring device and is not without complications. Recent studies have demonstrated that there is a direct correlation between peripheral venous and arterial blood gas measures and that peripheral venous CO2 measures may be used as alternatives to arterial CO2 measure.The purpose of this study is to evaluate brainstem response during the apnea challenge test to a rise in venous CO2 and correlate it with the rise in arterial measured CO2. The objective of this study is to demonstrate a similar rise between the venous and arterial CO2 during the apnea challenge test and eliminate the necessity of arterial blood sampling for the sole purpose of apnea challenge test in the future.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE venous blood gas

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 7 participants
Start Date 2015-07
Est. Completion 2017-09
Phase NA
MemorialCare Health System

21 total trials

What the finished NCT02503813 record still lists

NCT02503813 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 7 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which venous blood gas is the first listed.

NCT02503813 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02503813 about?

NCT02503813 is a clinical study titled "Does Venous pCO2 Increase by 20 mmHg or More During Apnea Challenge Test?". One required examination for declaration of death by neurological criteria is the apnea challenge test. The apnea challenge test evaluates the medulla brainstem respiratory center response to a rise in CO2. The current guideline requires arterial sampling of CO2 and therefore either arterial punctur...

What is the current status of trial NCT02503813?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 7 participants. The study started on 2015-07. Estimated completion is 2017-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02503813?

The interventions under investigation include: venous blood gas (PROCEDURE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02503813?

This trial is sponsored by MemorialCare Health System, which has 21 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02503813's enrollment target sits among peer trials

7 1982nd of 2000 higher than 18 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02503813, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02503813 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.