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 @ 5:49 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:49 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02682368
Eligibility Criteria:
POCUS-1 Inclusion Criteria - adapted after Tokyo Guidelines 2018
1. RUQ mass/pain/tenderness
2. Murphy's Sign
3. Fever
4. Elevated WBC
5. Elevated CRP
6. Deranged liver function tests
7. Jaundice
POCUS-2 Inclusion Criteria
1. Left iliac fossa tenderness and/or palpable mass
2. Fever
3. Elevated WBC
4. Elevated CRP
5. Peritonism - Left lower quadrant / hypogastrium
6. Per rectum bleeding/mucus discharge
POCUSS-1 and 2 Exclusion Criteria:
1. Age under 18 (ethical and consent issues)
2. Pregnancy
3. Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)-difficulty in performing USS
4. Previously documented gallstones within the last 2 months for non-critical presentations
5. Previously documented diverticulitis within the last 2 months for non-critical presentations
6. POCUS performed after official report (for training purposes)
7. Previous colonic resection, particularly left sided or sigmoid colon.
8. Previous cholecystectomy
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
110 Years
Study:
NCT02682368
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02682368