Predicting airway problems in children with tracheostomies
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at children with tracheostomies to see if symptoms you or your doctor notice can predict airway problems found during a routine scope. Participation involves no extra procedures—just answering questions and giving permission to use information from that routine scope.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child has a tracheostomy (a breathing tube in the neck).
- Your child is under 18 years old.
- Your child is scheduled for a routine check of the airway using a camera (endoscopy) at Karolinska University Hospital's long-term ICU.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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