NCT04741256

Implementation of a Standardized Tracheostomy Education Discharge Protocol

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify and establish a safe and effective tracheostomy teaching protocol for caregivers. Results of this study will help in the development of a discharge protocol that allows for caregiver confidence and activation in tracheostomy care for patients.

Detailed description

This is a 3-phase, prospective controlled cohort study . The first "pre-implementation" phase will include assessment of healthcare utilization costs of tracheostomy patients currently and nursing perspective on current caregiver tracheostomy knowledge. The second "protocol" phase will include assessment of the necessity, acceptability, feasibility, fidelity, safety and effectiveness of a standardized pathway and assessment of the caregiver's activation. The third "post-implementation" phase will involve assessment of post-implementation tracheostomy-related healthcare utilization costs and nursing perspective on caregiver tracheostomy knowledge.

Conditions

• Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Education booklet & standardized discharge training	Tracheostomy education booklet and tracheostomy teaching performed by nurses during hospitalization as dictated by the booklet.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2021-02-05
• Last updated: 2025-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States