Eligibility Module

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 @ 9:26 PM
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NCT ID: NCT01828632
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: \- Adult morbidly obese patients (BMI\>40%) consecutively scheduled for bariatric surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Age \> 65 years * Pregnancy * Severe psychiatric disorders * Disability to perform a valid spirometry and/or correctly use IMT and incentive spirometer devices * Bronchial asthma requiring regular therapy * Smoking less than two months before surgery * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * Restrictive lung disease or lung surgery * Cardiac disease associated with dyspnoea \> NYHA II
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 60 Years
Study: NCT01828632
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT01828632