A randomised controlled trial of early versus standard Speech Pathology review and intervention: tracheostomy patients in intensive care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Communication in tracheostomy patients in intensive care; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Speech therapy; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000075088
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Prince Alfred Hosptial

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to verbal communication - this is defined as the ability to count aloud 1-10.[Hours from trache insertion to verbal communication]