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 @ 2:58 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:58 PM
NCT ID:
NCT04233359
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18 years or older patients with single previous thoracentesis of a unilateral pleural exudate according to Lights criteria without malignant cells.
* Lights Criteria:
Pleural fluid protein/serum protein ratio greater than 0.5 pleural fluid LDH/serum LDH ratio greater than 0.6 Pleural fluid LDH greater than two-thirds the upper limits of the Laboratorys normal Serum LDH
* Contrast enhanced CT of the Chest and abdomen performed
* Clinical suspicion of cancer such as, but not limited to, weight loss, malaise, anemia
* Pet-CT results or former cancer diagnosis Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* bilateral pleural effusions
* known cause of pleural effusion
* likely non-malignant course of a unilateral pleura effusion such as (but not restricted to) pneumonia, trauma, pleuritis, heart failure
* any contraindication to the study procedures
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT04233359
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04233359