Tiny valve may help tracheostomy patients walk further
NCT ID NCT04941456
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether using a Passy-Muir valve (a small device that helps people with a tracheostomy speak) can also improve how far they can walk. 26 adults with a tracheostomy completed several 6-minute walk tests, alternating between using the valve and leaving the tracheostomy open. The goal was to see if the valve made walking easier and increased endurance.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Finished
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Jun 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Individual with tracheostomy who can tolerate daily 30 minute Physical Therapy sessions with use of PMV and be able to maintain oxygen saturations above 88% with exertion. 2. Ability to understand and respond to simple verbal instructions and one step commands in English well enough to consent without any interpretation. 3. Ability to ambulate a minimum of 10 feet with/without assistive device and with/without physical assistance. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active seizures 2. Active Pregnancy 3. Uncontrolled hypertension 4. Cognitive deficits that would disrupt ability to provide informed consent 5. Enteric infection control precautions 6. Ongoing orthostasis 7. Actively on decannulation protocol 8. Medical instability that would cause a doctor to put therapy program on hold
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gaylord Hospital
Wallingford, Connecticut, 06492, United States
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