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Digital Health Pathway for Children With Medical Complexity Requiring Tracheostomy

NCT06375369 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2026-01-06

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Summary

The DECIDE-T project is developing a standardized clinical pathway specifically for pediatric patients who require tracheostomy with or without long-term ventilation (tracheostomy/LTV). These patients represent a small portion of Alberta's population but account for over 50% of pediatric patients hospitalized for more than 180 days. The pathway will include a hospital-to-home directive that incorporates digital health solutions to provide support to families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. Digital supports will include a Connect Care pathway, resources for informed decision-making, educational modules, high-fidelity simulations for family and caregiver education, an online parental resource center, and access to peer support within the hospital and community, as well as a post-discharge telehealth program.

The goal of the DECIDE-T project is to reduce hospital stays and associated costs for children requiring tracheostomy/LTV, as well as to decrease mental distress and burnout experienced by their caregivers and families.

Conditions

  • Tracheostomy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Digital health pathway for children with medical complexity requiring tracheostomy (DECIDE-T)

The intervention involves developing a standardized clinical pathway for these children requiring tracheostomy. The pathway comprises of a hospital to home directive, incorporating digital health solutions to support family, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. These digital supports include but are not limited to a Connect Care pathway, resources to aid families to make informed choices during the clinical decision-making process, education modules and high-fidelity simulations to enhance family/caregiver education, an online parental resource center and access to peer support (spanning from hospital to community) and a telehealth post discharge program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Alberta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maria Castro Codesal, MD, PhD · University of Alberta

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-01
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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