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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000075088
ACTRN12610000075088
Completed
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'A randomised controlled trial of tracheostomy patients in intensive care receiving early versus standard Speech Pathology intervention, does this lead to improved time to verbal communication and patient reported quality of life/satisfaction?'

Royal Prince Alfred Hosptial0 sites30 target enrollmentJanuary 20, 2010

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Communication in tracheostomy patients in intensive care
Sponsor
Royal Prince Alfred Hosptial
Enrollment
30
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 20, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Royal Prince Alfred Hosptial

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Air filled cuffed tracheostomy tube
  • Mechanically ventilated with Postive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) Tracheostomy formed for minimum 48 hours
  • Spontaneously triggering ventilator
  • Able to obey commands
  • Clincally stable (respiratory rate between 8\-24 breaths per minute, oxygen saturation \>88% of peripheral oxygen saturation(SpO2\), heart rate between 40\-120 beats/min and systolic blood pressure between 90\-160mmHg)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Contra indication to cuff deflation as per treating intensivist (eg bulbar palsy, brainstem cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
  • Recent Head and neck surgery

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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