Increasing Lung Transplant Availability Using Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) at a Dedicated EVLP Facility

General Information

Age Group

Adults

Status

Active, not recruiting

Protocol Number

EVP-DEV-LTX-301

Background Information

The purpose of this study is to test the safety and effectiveness of the EVLP system in allowing the evaluation of potential donor lungs otherwise not used for transplant into patients.

Offered At

Inova Fairfax Hospital
3300 Gallows Rd.
Falls Church, VA 22042
Principal Investigator

Anne W. Brown, MD

Eligibility Information

  • Male or female
  • Aged 18 years or older
  • Informed consent is given for participation in the Study by the patient or patient's designated representative
  • Patient undergoes lung transplantation

Ineligibility Information

  • Patients listed for same-side lung re-transplantation
  • Patients listed for multiple organ transplantation including lung and any other organ
  • Patients listed for live donor lobar lung transplant
  • Patients positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or Burkholderia cenocepacia infection
  • Patient receives a standard of care (non-EVLP) lung transplant but does not match to an EVLP subject based on the criteria for control matching
  • Participating in another interventional trial

More information: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03641677