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:
2025-12-25 @ 5:02 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:02 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01012518
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* The investigators will enroll for this study
* patients aged \>18 years old, admitted to the ICU,
* who require elective PCT for prolonged mechanical ventilation, airway protection or weaning failure.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients indicated for surgical tracheostomy, due to altered or difficult local anatomy;
* necessity of emergency airway access due to acute airway compromise;
* evidence of infection in the soft tissues of the neck;
* coagulation abnormalities (INR\>1.5, PTT\>40, thrombocyte count \< 50,000);
* gross distortion of the neck anatomy (due to hematoma/tumor/thyromegaly/scarring from previous neck surgery/ unstable C-spine);
* contra-indication for re-intubation/suspected loss of airway during re-intubation; hemodynamic instability.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
90 Years
Study:
NCT01012518
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01012518