Eligibility Module

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 @ 5:11 AM
Ignite Modification Date: 2025-12-25 @ 5:11 AM
NCT ID: NCT05714527
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Pediatric patients older than 1 month and younger than18 years of age; hospitalized at the PICU with the intention of treatment with IMV at least for the upcoming 5 hours * Requiring FiO2 ≥ 25% to keep SpO2 in the target ranges defined by the clinician * Written informed consent signed and dated by the patient or one relative in case that the patient is unable to consent, after full explanation of the study by the investigator and prior to study participation Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with indication for immediate noninvasive ventilation (NIMV), High flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) * Hemodynamic instability defined as a need of continuous infusion of epinephrine or norepinephrine \> 1 mg/h * Low quality on the SpO2 measurement using finger and ear sensor (quality index below 60% on the SpO2 sensor, which is displayed by a red or orange colour bar) * Severe acidosis (pH ≤ 7.25) * Pregnant woman * Patients deemed at high risk for the need of non-invasive mechanical ventilation within the next 5 hours * Patients deemed at high risk for the need of transportation from PICU to another ward, diagnostic unit or any other hospital * Diseases or conditions which may affect transcutaneous SpO2 measurement such as chronic or acute dyshemoglobinemia: methemoglobinemia, carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, sickle cell disease * Formalized ethical decision to withhold or withdraw life support * Patient included in another interventional research study under consent * Patient already enrolled in the present study in a previous episode of acute respiratory failure
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 1 Month
Maximum Age: 18 Years
Study: NCT05714527
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT05714527