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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01268423
Date of registration: 29/12/2010
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Chile
Public title: Early Percutaneous Tracheostomy and Swallowing Dysfunction
Scientific title: Impact of Early Percutaneous Tracheostomy on the Incidence of Swallowing Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients on Mechanical Ventilation. A Randomized Clinical Trial
Date of first enrolment: January 2011
Target sample size: 120
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01268423
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Chile
Contacts
Name:     Carlos M Romero, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  University of Chile
Name:     Carlos M Romero, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 0562 - 9788264
Email: caromero@redclinicauchile.cl
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Written informed consent has been obtained for the procedure

- Patients whose need of mechanical ventilation is estimated in = 7 days and require
a percutaneous tracheostomy

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients younger than 18 years old

- Patients with neurologic pathology

- Patients with dysphagia history

- Patients whose MV duration is estimated in < 7 days

- Patients with airway obstruction requiring an emergency tracheostomy

- Patients already having a tracheostomy in situ

- Pregnancy

- Patients who have already been enrolled on another trial

- Patients with absolute contraindication to perform a percutaneous tracheostomy

- Patients with high risk of dying, life expectancy of < 48 hours

- Patients in whom limitation of therapy has been decided

- Family rejection to participate in the study



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Swallowing Disorder
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Prolonged translaryngeal intubation
Procedure: Percutaneous tracheostomy
Primary Outcome(s)
Incidence of swallowing dysfunction [Time Frame: 3 to 5 days after weaning of mechanical ventilation]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Daily dose of sedatives [Time Frame: 28 days]
Ventilator-free days [Time Frame: 28 days]
All cause mortality [Time Frame: 90 days]
ICU-free days [Time Frame: 28 days]
Critical Care Unit-free days [Time Frame: 90 days]
Delirium-free and coma-free days [Time Frame: 28 days]
Hospital length of stay [Time Frame: 90 days]
Incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia [Time Frame: 28 days]
Secondary ID(s)
FONIS SA10I20012
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Ethics review
Results
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