Feeding Difficulties and Quality of Life in Children With Tracheal Cannula
Recruiting
Observational Study
Quality of Life (QOL)
Tracheostomy
Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit or General Pediatric Care Unit Requiring a Central Venous Catheter
Feeding Difficulties
Swallowing Difficulties
Caregiver Quality of Life
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- Up to 18
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 80 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet · Other
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About This Trial
The over all goal of this observational study is to study if there is an association between the presence of feeding difficulties and self-assessed quality of life in children with tracheal cannula.
The main questions it aims to answer are
1. What is the incidence of feeding difficulties in children with tracheostomy and what type of feeding difficulties affect these children?
2. How do children…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Children below the age of 18 with tracheostomy undergoing follow-up through the Long term Intensive Care Unit at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm Sweden between march 2025 and march 2027.
Exclusion criteria: Patients that can not undergo full evaluations/examinations …
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