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 @ 9:54 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:54 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00142532
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients undergoing unilateral thoracotomy at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
* Age greater than or equal to 18 years old.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any of the following procedures: hemiclamshell, clamshell, extrapleural approach, chest wall involvement, esophagectomy. These more extensive procedures have a higher risk of complications.
* Acupuncture treatment in the previous six weeks, to discount any persisting effect of acupuncture
* Platelets \< 20,000 or International Normalized Ratio (INR) \> 2.5 or absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \< 0.5; though it would be unusual for any patient to be operated on with such values, it seems wise as a precautionary measure to avoid risk of bleeding from acupuncture.
* Known cardiac conditions constituting a high or moderate risk of endocarditis as defined by the American Heart Association criteria
* Patients unable to remove studs without assistance, who have no home assistance, and who are unable or unwilling to return to the hospital in the event that they decide to remove studs before the post-discharge visit.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00142532
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00142532