Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:31 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:31 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02499159
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* All patients over 18 years of age
* Isolated thoracoscopic procedure for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes
Exclusion Criteria:
* Previous ipsilateral thoracic surgery
* Need for operative pleurectomy or pleurodesis
* Chronic use of pain medication -narcotics or nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), sedatives, or hypnotics
* Allergies to bupivacaine or other local anesthetics, narcotics, NSAIDs or acetaminophen
* Liver dysfunction (INR \> 1.5, albumin \< 2.8g/dl, bilirubin \> 2mg/dl)
* Renal dysfunction (eGFR \< 60ml/min/1.73m2)
* History of peptic ulcerative disease
* Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring continuous oxygen supplementation
* Inability to consent
* Pregnancy
* Need for conversion from a Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery procedure to a thoracotomy
* Patient is discharged from the hospital with a chest tube in place
* Patient fails to comply with post-operative instructions
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT02499159
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02499159