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 @ 1:17 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:17 AM
NCT ID:
NCT03120793
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* age at least 18 years old, need for mechanical ventilation, moderate or severe ARDS, and the ability to tolerate prone positioning.
Exclusion Criteria will be patients who:
* are deemed too ill by their clinicians to be included in the study
* have esophageal or nasopharyngeal pathology (such as tumors, sinusitis, epistaxis, ulcerations, recent surgery or bleeding varices) preventing insertion of the esophageal balloon catheter
* diverticulitis
* bronchopulmonary fistula
* solid-organ transplantation
* history of difficult intubation or airway management
* or contraindications to prone positioning (per the UNC Medical Intensive Care Unit Pronation Therapy protocol, attached)
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT03120793
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03120793