U.S., Sept. 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07810166) titled 'Incremental Dead Space Versus Capping Trial Before Tracheostomy Decannulation' on Sept. 02.
Brief Summary: Some critically ill patients need a breathing tube placed directly into the windpipe (tracheostomy) because they require long-term help from a breathing machine. Before this tube can be safely removed (decannulation), medical team need to confirm the patient is ready to breathe on their own through the nose and mouth again. The most common way to check this is a "capping trial," in which the tube is blocked so air must pass through the upper airway, similar to normal breathing. However, because the tube itself remains in place...