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 @ 9:11 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:11 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00448604
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* All consecutive patients known or suspected for moderate to very severe COPD and admitted in the emergency center for an acute exacerbation of their COPD
* Age above 18 years
* We plan to include 100 patients with a complete work-up and follow-up
* Written informed consent will be obtained from every participant
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients requiring oro-tracheal intubation
* Patients unable to give their informed consent due to their clinical condition
* Other obvious cause of dyspnea (pulmonary embolism, acute pulmonary edema, lobar pneumonia)
* Patients suffering from bronchiectasis, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis and mineral dust pneumoconiosis
* Patients with a history of active tuberculosis
* Patients with a history of ischemic cerebral stroke and subsequent deglutition dysfunction
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00448604
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00448604