Early Colonisation of Tracheostomy Tubes

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Early Colonisation of Tracheostomy tubes

• IRAS ID

  238435

• Contact name

  Alistair Balfour

• Contact email

  a.balfour@nhs.net

• Sponsor organisation

  East Kent University Hospitals Trust

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  n/a, n/a

• Duration of Study in the UK

  3 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  This study aims to develop a clinical profile of the colonising micro-organisms found upon tracheostomy tubes removed from ICU patients. This forms part of a wider research project with aims to develop clinical guidelines and new technologies to improve patient care. The collection procedure and downstream analysis will be conducted in a collaboration between MDT members from ENT, microbiology services and pharmacy within EKHUFT and researchers from the University of Kent. The initiative has been co-funded by the University of Kent, The Kent Cancer Trust and the EPSRC.

• REC name

  HSC REC A

• REC reference

  18/NI/0092

• Date of REC Opinion

  17 Jul 2018

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion