Actively Recruiting
Investigating Fit and Satisfaction of the Prone Positioner
Led by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Updated on 2025-12-05
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
258 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the use of the Prone Positioner in pediatric patients with tracheostomies (trachs). The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * What is the fit and satisfaction of the device? * Does the device fulfill the goal of allowing infants with trachs participate in tummy time * What aesthetic feedback will the study team receive on the prone positioner from families, therapists, and nursing staff. Participants will be placed in the Prone Positioner, they will be monitored for their comfort/satisfaction with use, and how well they are able to be receive ventilation while in the device. Parents of these infants, as well as healthcare providers, will be surveyed on thoughts/suggestions for the Prone Positioner.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Investigating Fit and Satisfaction of the Prone Positioner
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Infants with tracheostomies located in PICU, NICU, or Vent clinic at Children's Mercy
- Age greater than 44 weeks gestational age and up to 24 months
- Any race or ethnicity
- English speakers
- Both males and females
- Caregivers
- Children's Mercy Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapists who have not seen the new prone positioner device
You will not qualify if you...
- Infants older than 24 months
- Medically unstable infants as determined by attending physician
- Infants with recent cardiac or abdominal surgery with related precautions or complications
- Infants with weightbearing restrictions or fractures in upper extremities
- Non-English speakers
- Wards of the state
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
B
Brandi Dorton, DPT, NTMTC
CONTACT
J
Jennifer A Marshall, MPH, RN
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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