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 @ 3:06 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:06 PM
NCT ID:
NCT05455359
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. are 5-21 years of age;
2. receive \>90% of their calories by enteral tube (i.e., patients take no food or drink by mouth);
3. are determined to be at high risk for aspiration pneumonia based on evidence of impaired airway protective mechanisms, documented by aspiration on video fluoroscopic swallow study;
4. have static neurologic impairment, defined as functional and/or intellectual impairment that results from a chronic neurologic or related diagnosis (e.g., cerebral palsy) with no prospect of progression for at least one year;
5. have chronic respiratory symptoms, defined as coughing, choking, or need for oral suctioning a minimum of three times per week during the prior four weeks.
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Exclusion Criteria:
1. have progressive neurologic impairment;
2. have a history of prior intact Nissen fundoplication;
3. are currently taking oral or inhaled antibiotics, including prophylactic antibiotics;
4. are currently taking or have taken in the last four weeks acid suppression (H2 antagonist or PPI); or
5. are fed by gastrojejunostomy rather than by gastrostomy. -
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
5 Years
Maximum Age:
21 Years
Study:
NCT05455359
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT05455359