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 @ 2:56 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:56 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01451359
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Prolonged (≥10 days postoperative) persistent air leak refractory to conventional treatments (such as prolonged drainage and/or chemical pleurodesis).
* Anatomical lung resection such as segmentectomy, (bi)lobectomy or sleeve lobectomy.
* Air leak after antero/posterolateral thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS).
* Type of air leak : expiratory.
* Size of air leak : any.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Prolonged air leak \<10 days postoperative.
* Pneumonectomy or none-anatomical lung resection.
* Lung resection for another indication than cancer.
* Previous reintervention or previous Heimlich valve for this air leak.
* Empyema
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01451359
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01451359