Outcomes After Tracheal Cannula Removal

ConditionTracheostomy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorKatharina Winiker

About this trial

This longitudinal observational study involves an integrated knowledge translation (IKT) approach involving key stakeholders in the project team to evaluate the tracheostomy management in patients hospitalized in the Swiss Paraplegic Centre Nottwil (SPC).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

at the time of recruitment, tracheotomized adult in-patients (≥ 18 years) of the SPC with any medical diagnosis

decannulated in the Swiss Paraplegic Center Nottwil within the project's data collection period

German, French, Italian or English as communication language

study consent

Disqualifiers

patients for whom no decannulation is sought (e.g., due to degenerative illness)

patients for whom decannulation is planned in a clinic other than the SPC (e.g., patients hospitalized in the SPC for weaning only)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Sponsors and collaborators

Katharina Winiker

Lead sponsor

Swiss University of Speech and Language Sciences

Sponsor institution

Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

Collaborator