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 @ 10:32 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:32 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00878735
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
Healthy volunteers:
* Men or women
* Left-handed or right-handed, as long as there are left-handed individuals in both groups for comparison
* Ages between 18 and 65
* No history of neurological or psychiatric problems, or use of controlled medication that might interfere with attention
* No symptoms of claustrophobia
* Written informed consent form to participate in the study
Cancer patients:
* The same criteria that apply to healthy volunteers in addition to a diagnosis of neoplasia confirmed by biopsy
* Volunteers should be undergoing post-therapeutical control, have no cure criteria yet, and not have been submitted to radio- or chemotherapy in the last three months
Exclusion Criteria:
Healthy Volunteers:
* Chemical dependence, including nicotine and alcohol
* Dementia or psychotic condition (established by a questionnaire)
* Depression or use of antidepressants
* Non-controlled severe organic disease that might interfere with the performance of the study, such as neoplasias, cardiopathies, digestive pathologies, diabetes mellitus type I or type II
* Neoplasias in the central nervous system
* Tremor or dystonia in cephalic segment that hinders the performance of the RMf study (tremor equal to or higher than 3 in each corporal segment, according to the UPDRS scale)
* Fulfillment of any criterion of contraindication for the MR exam (for instance, use of pacemaker; intracranial aneurism clip; cochlear implants)
* Presence of odontological devices that might disturb the magnetic field or any sources of variation of the magnetic susceptibility
* Presence of lesion in the encephalic parenchyma in the structural images. Exception is made to discreet punctiform areas in the white matter or a discreet reduction in the encephalic volume.
* Any other conditions the investigator might deem problematic for the inclusion of the volunteer in a trial of this nature will also be considered
Cancer patients:
* All the healthy volunteers, except for those that fit in the item: "non-controlled severe organic disease that might interfere in the performance of the study, such"
* The use of medication that acts on the central nervous system
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT00878735
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00878735