Outcomes After Tracheal Cannula Removal

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Conditions studied: Tracheostomy

In brief

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).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06047665

Run by

Katharina Winiker

People needed

150

Starts

2023-08-25

Expected to finish

2026-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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)

Where it is running

• Swiss Paraplegic Center Nottwil — Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland (enrolling)

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