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 @ 5:03 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:03 AM
NCT ID:
NCT06670118
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 65 years or older, admitted directly from the Emergency Room or Emergency Medical Services with acute respiratory symptoms or signs.
Presence of acute respiratory symptoms, including:
* Dyspnea or cough.
* Oxygen saturation less than 94% or respiratory rate ≥ 22 breaths per minute, or PaO2/FiO2 \< 300.
* Clinical suspicion of acute respiratory illness (e.g., pneumonia, acute congestive heart failure, pulmonary edema, COPD, pleural effusion, pneumothorax).
* Lung ultrasound (LUS) performed within 48 hours of admission for clinical reasons.
* Signed informed consent for participation in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Presence of delirium upon admission.
* Refusal to sign the informed consent form or consent to data collection.
* Terminal illness with an estimated survival prognosis of no more than 3 months.
* Previous open thoracic or cardiothoracic surgery compromising the quality of LUS images.
* Lack of cooperation during the LUS examination.
* Any condition determined by the investigators that could introduce bias into the study or compromise the quality of the LUS examination.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT06670118
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06670118