🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-08-26

OCS™ Lung TOP Registry For Donor Lungs for Transplantation (NCT03639025)

The Organ Care System (OCS™) Lung Thoracic Organ Perfusion (TOP) Registry for Donor Lungs for Transplantation

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: TransMedics

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

Single-arm, prospective, multi-center, post-approval U.S. registry

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center — Phoenix, Arizona

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (18 Sites)

  • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center — Phoenix, Arizona
  • UCLA — Los Angeles, California
  • Stanford University — Palo Alto, California
  • UCSF — San Francisco, California
  • Tampa General Hospital — Tampa, Florida
  • Emory — Atlanta, Georgia
  • University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois
  • Johns Hopkins — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Henry Ford Health System — Detroit, Michigan
  • University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Nebraska Medical Center — Omaha, Nebraska
  • Duke University — Durham, North Carolina
  • Temple University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Baylor Scott & White Research Institute — Dallas, Texas
  • Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center — Houston, Texas
  • Houston Methodist — Houston, Texas
  • Medical College of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗