Clinical trials: Tracheostomy Patients
Respiratory Insufficiency
"TRAcheostomy With Single Use Bronchoscopes vs. Conventional Bronchoscopes"
Optical guidance for percutaneous tracheostomy in intensive care is usually performed by conventional multi use bronchoscopy. Recently a single use bronchoscope has been introduced that allows for endotracheal visualization.
- Trial name
- TraSUB (NCT03952247)
- Testing
- Single Use Bronchoscopy for PDT, Conventional Multi Use Bronchoscopy for PDT
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Tracheostomy Hemorrhage
Tracheotomy With and Without Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
Platelet-inhibiting drugs are often used after vascular interventions. Patients who require such therapies are often critically ill, are treated in intensive care units and often require long-term ventilation.
- Trial name
- PDT and (D)APT (NCT05058469)
- Testing
- Tracheotomy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Asklepios Neurological Clinic Bad Salzhausen
Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness, Tracheostomy
A Speaking-Valve-Based Decannulation Protoco for Patients With a Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness
To evaluate the feasibility of a standardized tracheostomy decannulation protocol for patients with prolonged Disorders of Consciousness (pDoC) .
- Trial name
- STEP-DoC (NCT07183670)
- Testing
- decannulation protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Hongying Jiang, MD
Tracheostomy, Mechanical Ventilation
Trcheal High-flow for Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation
Multicentre randomized trial to determine whether tracheal high-flow nasal oxygen can improve weaning outcome vs. conventional oxygen therapy in critically ill tracheostomized patients who are hypoxemic.
- Conditions
- Tracheostomy, Mechanical Ventilation, Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- TRACFLOW (NCT07714564)
- Testing
- Oxygen therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Covid-19, ARDS
Timing of Tracheotomy in Covid-19 Patients
Critically ill covid-19 patients may require respiratory support including mechanical ventilation. After an initial period with an endotracheal tube, a tracheotomy is performed in order to reduce potential airway complications…
- Conditions
- Covid-19, ARDS, Tracheostomy Complication, Respiratory Insufficiency
- Trial name
- TTCOV19 (NCT04412356)
- Testing
- Tracheotomy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Surveillance, Endoscopy
"Airway Complications in Pediatric Patients With Tracheostomies: To What Extent Can Symptoms Identified by Caregivers or Pediatricians Serve as Predictors for Airway Complications Confirmed Through Surveillance Endoscopy?"
Study Objective: This observational study aims to prospectively investigate to what extent tracheostomy-related complications in children are asymptomatic or associated with symptoms when detected through surveillance airway…
- Conditions
- Surveillance, Endoscopy, Tracheostomy Complication, Tracheostomy Complications
- Trial name
- NCT07121517
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Chronic Respiratory Failure, Tracheostomy Complication
Parental Perception of COVID-19 Vaccine in Technology Dependent Patients
This study involves conducting a telephonic or in person survey regarding parental perception and attitudes about vaccinating the respective "technology dependent" child with the COVID 19 vaccination.
- Conditions
- Chronic Respiratory Failure, Tracheostomy Complication, Mechanical Ventilation Complication
- Trial name
- NCT05084976
- Testing
- COVID 19 vaccine counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness
Speaking Valve Trial vs. Capping Trial for Tracheostomy Decannulation in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness
To assess whether the speaking valve trial, when employed as an indicator for extubation during the removal of tracheostomy tubes in patients with chronic consciousness disorder, provides superior benefits and heightened…
- Trial name
- SPEAK-CAP (NCT07173634)
- Testing
- Speaking Valve Trial, Capping Trial
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Hongying Jiang, MD
Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Early Tracheostomy in Ventilated Stroke Patients 2
Patients with severe ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, who require mechanical ventilation, have a particularly bad prognosis. If they require long-term ventilation, their orotracheal tube needs to be, like in any other intensive…
- Trial name
- SETPOINT2 (NCT02377167)
- Testing
- Tracheostomy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 380 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Timing of Dilation Tracheostomy in Mechanically Ventilated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients
The purpose of this study is: to evaluate the optimal time-point for percutaneous dilation tracheostomy in COPD patients in terms of duration on mechanical ventilation, length of stay on ICU and mortality; to evaluate the rate of…
- Trial name
- NCT01021202
- Testing
- Percutaneous dilation tracheostomy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Tracheostomy Decannulation, Acquired Brain Injury
Comparison of the Decannulation Protocol With Suctioning and Capping in Severe Acquired Brain Injury Patients
Single-center randomized trail focused on tracheostomized patients with severe acquired brain injury , comparing two different decannulation protocols: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT04835272
- Testing
- the Decannulation Protocol With Suctioning
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Fu Xing Hospital, Capital Medical University
Tracheal Stenosis
Observational Study for the Evaluation of Tracheal Stenosis in COVID-19 Patients
Define the actual incidence of tracheal stenosis in patients who underwent either prolonged intubation or tracheostomy and to compare incidence, clinical course and outcome between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.
- Trial name
- TS1 (NCT04686721)
- Testing
- Chest CT scan + baseline spirometry
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Tracheostomy Complication, Covid19
A Cohort Study of Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients Undergoing Tracheostomy
COVIDTrach aims to assess the outcomes of tracheostomy in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19. The use of personal protective equipment and incidence of COVID-19 amongst operators is also recorded.
- Conditions
- Tracheostomy Complication, Covid19, Ventilator Lung
- Trial name
- COVIDTrach (NCT04572438)
- Testing
- Tracheostomy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,234 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Stroke, Acute, TBI
Tracheostomy With Bedside Simultaneous Gastrostomy Vs Usual Care Tracheostomy And Delayed Gastrostomy Placement
There is currently no prospective study analyzing the effect of tracheostomy with bedside simultaneous gastrostomy versus tracheostomy with delayed gastrostomy placement (TSG versus TDG) on the outcomes of neurocritically-ill…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute, TBI, Neuromuscular Diseases, Status Epilepticus
- Trial name
- BEGASTON (NCT04758052)
- Testing
- Timing of placement
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Communication Barriers
Understanding Communication Barriers in Acute Care: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment Among Healthcare Providers Caring for Non-Verbal Patients With Spinal Cord Injury and Tracheostomy in the ICU
Communication impairment is common among critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated, have tracheostomies, or have neurological injuries such as spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07796035
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia and Nutritional Status in a Rehabilitation Setting
In this pilot observational study the primary outcome is to assess, in a Respiratory Rehabilitation Unit, if there is an association between sarcopenia, assessed by handgrip strenght and BIA, and a delayed decannulation time in…
- Trial name
- NCT04791540
- Testing
- handgrip strenght, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA), MUST
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Respiratory Failure
Occurrence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Italian ICU Using Cuffed Tracheostomy Tubes With Subglottic Secretion Drainage
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious complication and carries increased risks of morbidity and mortality for patients who require mechanical ventilation.
- Trial name
- VICTOR (NCT02223988)
- Testing
- subglottic secretion removal
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Endotracheal Tube, Tracheostomy
Safety of Mechanical Insufflation-exsufflation and Hypertonic Saline
Conventional catheter suctioning of respiratory tract secretions is a mandatory procedure in intubated patients. Poor tolerance, pain and other, sometimes severe, lung and cardiovascular complications may occur during suctioning.
- Trial name
- SMASH (NCT03940118)
- Testing
- Catheter secretion suctioning, Secretion suctioning + hypertonic saline, Ins-exsufflation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital San Carlos, Madrid
Weaning Failure
The Effect of High Flow Oxygen Therapy Via Tracheostomy on Diaphragm Function
While the high flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) respiratory support system, delivered through nasal cannulas, has demonstrated clinical benefits on respiratory function, limited data exist on whether such effects are also present in…
- Trial name
- NCT04758910
- Testing
- High Flow Oxygen Therapy, T-piece
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Evangelismos Hospital
Tracheostomy, Endotracheal Tube
Airway Microbiome Changes After Artificial Airway Exchange in Critically-ill Pediatric Patients.
Artificial airways, such as endotracheal tubes and tracheostomies, in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units (PICU, NICU respectively) are lifesaving for patients in respiratory failure, among other conditions.
- Conditions
- Tracheostomy, Endotracheal Tube, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Tracheitis
- Trial name
- NCT06201130
- Testing
- Suctioning of artificial airway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health