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 @ 11:02 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:02 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06559969
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age including and between 18 to 85 years old
2. Planned open abdominal procedure with an incision that is or includes above the umbilicus, where epidural would normally be offered and epidural would be maintained for an average of 4 to 5 days
3. Patient has consented for an epidural
4. Patient is able to converse in English
5. Patient is able to use a patient controlled pump
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Has a known contraindication for an epidural
2. Known mental or cognitive disability
3. History of chronic opioid use or substance abuse disorder
4. Pre-operative use of opioids
5. History of chronic pain
6. Routine use of marijuana
7. Incarcerated
8. Unable to converse in English
9. Planned to remain intubated post-operatively
10. Need for post-operative use of anticoagulant regiment that would be contraindicated with an indwelling epidural catheter
11. End stage renal disease or dialysis
12. Hepatic disease that affects metabolism of drugs
13. Known contraindication to any of the study drugs
14. Known pregnancy or positive pre-operative pregnancy test
15. Known neurological condition that may affect motor or sensory systems
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
85 Years
Study:
NCT06559969
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06559969