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Infection rate in tracheostomized traumatic brain injured patients, if tube changed early on 4th day or late on 7th day.

To compare the effect of early vs. late tracheostomy tube change on the incidence of infection in Traumatic Brain Injury patients in ICU.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/04/008290
Enrollment
80
Registered
2017-04-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Tracheostomized head injury patient in trauma ICU, both male and female patients undergoing tracheostomy tube change according to ICU protocol.

Interventions

Intervention1: nil: nil Control Intervention1: nil: nil

Sponsors

None
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Head injury patients on tracheostomy tube. 2.Age group between 18 and 60 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients on immunosuppressantâ??s. 2.Patients transferred from other ICU. 3.Pregnancy. 4.History of allergy to PVC materials. 5.Patient refusal to participate in the study. 6.Patient on adrenoreceptor agonist or antagonist therapy. 7.Uncontrolled medical disease (diabetes mellitus and hypertension). 8.Patient already in sepsis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of infectionTimepoint: Group E 7,11,15 day Group L 7,14,21 day—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Type of micro-organism isolated.Timepoint: Group E 7,11,15 days Group L 7,14,21 days—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Yashpal Singh

Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

dryashacin1999@rediffmail.com919918424416

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026