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TracheostomyNCT04447638

Percutaneous Tracheostomy With COVID-19

An observational study of Tracheostomy, run by Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought about a requirement of intensive care and mechanical ventilation for a significant portion of patients. Percutaneous tracheostomy is performed in order to reduce the complications that may develop due to prolonged endotracheal intubation. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 90 years
Conditions the study is for
Tracheostomy
What is being tested?
Tracheostomy with aerosol box in COVID-19 positive patients
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
20 Mar 2020to 1 Jun 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Percutaneous tracheostomy performed with aerosol box in COVID-19 patients

Who may be able to join

  • who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy with COVID-19(+)

Who cannot join

  • Patients who do not give informed consent or do not want to participate in the study
  • Coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

    Çanakkale, 17020

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Percutaneous Tracheostomy With Aerosol Box in COVID-19 Positive Patients in Intensive Care Unit: a Clinical Trial

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought about a requirement of intensive care and mechanical ventilation for a significant portion of patients. Percutaneous tracheostomy is performed in order to reduce the complications that may develop due to prolonged endotracheal intubation.

Read the detailed description

Different methods are needed for situations in which the potential for producing aerosols is high, such as intubation and tracheostomy. One of these methods is the aerosol box.To share our experiences of percutaneous tracheostomy performed with aerosol box in COVID-19 patients. Patients who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy between March 2020 and June 2020 in the pandemic intensive care unit were evaluated retrospectively.The study is designed as a clinical trial study. This study was performed in faculty of medicine hospital's intensive care unit which is located in Canakkale province Turkey.

Conditions
Tracheostomy
Being tested
Tracheostomy with aerosol box in COVID-19 positive patients
Keywords
Reanimation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Tracheostomy with aerosol box in COVID-19 positive patientsProcedure or surgery

    Patients who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy with aerosol box in COVID-19 positive patients. The patients age, gender, hospitalization diagnosis, number of intubated days, anesthetic agents used during the procedure, neck ultrasonography data before and during the procedure, and complications were recorded.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Complications observed in the cases in which we applied percutaneous tracheostomy with aerosol box

    Complications

    Measured: During the procedure

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Jun 2020
  2. Study start20 Mar 2020
  3. Primary completion1 Jun 2020
  4. Study completion1 Jun 2020

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
24 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04447638
Sponsor's protocol ID
TT17
Status last verified
Sep 2020
First submitted
24 Jun 2020
Last updated
24 Sep 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Tracheostomy, run by Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Sep 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Complications observed in the cases in which we applied percutaneous tracheostomy with aerosol box (time frame: During the procedure). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Sep 2020.

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