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 @ 3:56 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:56 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01204892
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Patient ages 18-64
2. American Society of Anesthesiology Physical Status I, II or III
3. Inpatients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Ben Taub General Hospital
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Open cholecystectomy - excluded due to increased levels of pain in open procedures
2. Scheduled for ambulatory surgery
3. Renal dysfunction (Serum Cr \> 1.2) - excluded due to potential altered metabolism of anesthetic and pain medications
4. Coagulopathy or anticoagulation - increased risk of bleeding from nerve block injection
5. Allergy or contraindication to any of the study medications or anesthetic agents
6. Chronic opioid analgesic use at home - excluded due to potential difficulty in assessing pain caused by the procedure alone
7. Patient inability to properly describe postoperative pain to investigators (language barrier, dementia, delirium, psychiatric disorder)
8. Pregnancy
9. Prisoners
10. Patient or surgeon refusal
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
64 Years
Study:
NCT01204892
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01204892