Investigating Fit and Satisfaction of the Prone Positioner
Investigating the Fit and Satisfaction of an Innovative Device - Prone to Excellence: A Tummy Time Device Prone Positioner for Infants With Medical Complexities Including Artificial Airways: A Design Pilot Study
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
30 participants
Sep 21, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- Inpatient infants located on the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) or (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or being seen in the Vent clinic at Children's Mercy with tracheostomies between the ages of >44 weeks gestational age to 24 months of age with various size/weights of infants.
- Any race/ethnicity
- English speaker
- Males and females
- Caregivers
- Children's Mercy (CM) Occupational Therapists (OTs), Physical Therapists (PTs), Speech Therapists (STs) who have not seen the new prone positioner device.
Exclusion Criteria5
- Infants > 24 months of age
- Infants medically unstable as determined by attending physician in the PICU/NICU or Vent Clinic
- Infants with recent cardiac or abdominal surgery who have precautions or complications related to their surgery.
- Infants with weightbearing restrictions/fractures in their upper extremities.
- Non-English speakers * Wards of the state
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Interventions
An innovative device to allow for infants to be supported while in the prone position
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NCT06018064