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:
2025-12-26 @ 5:24 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-26 @ 5:24 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00425906
Eligibility Criteria:
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
* Diagnosis of any incurable malignancy
* Presence of malignant bowel obstruction
* Must be on strict "nothing per os" (NPO) status over the next 48 hours
* Ice chips allowed
* Acknowledges that "hunger pain" is a problem
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
* Mentally competent
* No history of life-threatening arrhythmia
* No severe or worsening angina
* No accelerated hypertension
* No known hypersensitivity to nicotine
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
* Concurrent short-term use of dexamethasone or other hormonal therapy or symptom control strategy allowed
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
120 Years
Study:
NCT00425906
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00425906