Impact of a Tracheostomy Team Implementation on Length of Stay and Unplanned Decannulation

April 28, 2026 updated by: Christiana Care Health Services
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a specialized tracheostomy team on hospital length of stay (LOS) and unplanned decannulation (UPD) rates in adult tracheostomy patients.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a specialized tracheostomy team on hospital length of stay (LOS) and unplanned decannulation (UPD) rates in adult tracheostomy patients.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

706

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Delaware
      • Newark, Delaware, United States, 19718
        • ChristianaCare

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All floor tracheostomy patients

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult subjects with a tracheostomy admitted to the medical floors

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Adult subjects with a tracheostomy not located on the medical floors

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Tracheostomy Patient before a tracheostomy team
Tracheostomy Patient after a tracheostomy team

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hospital Length of Stay
Time Frame: Baseline Period January 2022 through December 2023 and Post Implementation Period March 2024 through April 2025
The timeframe from admission to discharge for each subject.
Baseline Period January 2022 through December 2023 and Post Implementation Period March 2024 through April 2025
Unplanned Decannulation
Time Frame: Baseline Period January 2022 through December 2023 and Post Implementation Period March 2024 through April 2025
All events defined as an unplanned decannulation
Baseline Period January 2022 through December 2023 and Post Implementation Period March 2024 through April 2025

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Christiana Care Health Services

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 14, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 28, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 5, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 28, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CCC# 45043

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

single site retrospective study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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