Eligibility Module

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 @ 11:37 PM
Ignite Modification Date: 2025-12-24 @ 11:37 PM
NCT ID: NCT02342756
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Moderate or severe ARDS, defined according to the Berlin definition (2); * Endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy Exclusion Criteria: * Severe heart failure/cardiogenic shock; * Pulmonary arterial hypertension requiring systemic vasodilators; * Contraindications to esophageal balloon: esophageal pathology (stricture, perforation, high grade of varices), recent history of esophageal or gastric surgery, upper GI tract bleeding, severe coagulopathy and nasal trauma; * Contraindications to Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT): a temporary or permanent pacemaker, or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD); * Age \< 16 years.
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 16 Years
Study: NCT02342756
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT02342756