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 @ 1:19 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:19 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02180893
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* patients over the age of 18 years of age undergoing robotic mitral valve surgery.
* have capacity to understand and sign consent form
Exclusion Criteria:
* patients that are not candidates for paravertebral block as per ASRA guidelines (Horlocker, Reg Anesth Pain Med, 2010). In short, this includes patients taking specific anti platelet agents such as clopidigrel, anticoagulants such as heparin or low molecular weight heparin, or patients with an INR of greater than 1.5. -patients with a history of COPD or other respiratory diseases that would confound data on time to extubated will be excluded.
* Patients that with a diagnosis of chronic pain, or patients currently taking narcotics are excluded, as this would confound data on postoperative narcotic requirements.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
90 Years
Study:
NCT02180893
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02180893