New study aims to ease the burden on parents caring for kids with tracheostomies at home
NCT ID NCT06283953
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how to best support parents and caregivers of children with tracheostomies after they leave the hospital. About 480 caregivers will be randomly assigned to receive either a standard discharge program or one with extra support. Researchers will measure caregiver burden and how often the child needs to go back to the hospital.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 480 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Lead or primary adult caregiver (18 or older) of infants or children (0-17 years old) with tracheostomy who are planning for discharge to home, including children who are dependent on ventilator Exclusion Criteria: * Patients transferred to other hospital or facility (and/or not discharged to home during study period) * Primary caregiver unable to read or write in English, Spanish, Mandarin, or Arabic * Not residing in the U.S. for at least 12 months after discharge
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19146, United States
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Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
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Children's National Medical Center, Children's Research Institute
Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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University of San Diego Rady Children's Hospital
La Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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