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:
2025-12-25 @ 12:58 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:58 AM
NCT ID:
NCT03580993
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. All neurosurgical patients mechanically ventilated for more than 48 hrs and planned for weaning.
2. All patients whose underlying disease that required intubation was considered reversed or stabilised by the attending physician, rendering them eligible for spontaneous breathing trials.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Uncooperative patient or the absence of a proper ultrasonographic window
2. Pregnancy
3. Patients having a GCS score of less than 8
4. Those having a pre weaning PaO2/ FiO2 ratio of less than 200
5. Severe ICU acquired neuromyopathy
6. Patients with lower cranial nerve involvement
7. Tracheostomised patients
8. Patients having high spinal cord lesions (above T8)
9. Presence of thoracostomy, pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum
10. Presence of rib fractures
11. Presence of pleural effusion
12. Patients having severe left ventricular dysfunction (LVEF \< 35%)
13. Patients with planned prophylactic noninvasive ventilation
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT03580993
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03580993