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
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.
Description
A trained member of this study staff will be always present in the patient room during the fit test. For the fit test, a therapist from the study team will takes measurements of the infant and then place the infant in the prone positioner device. At no time will the baby be left alone or unsupported by staff. The study team will assess the physical fit, ease of getting the infant in and out of the device, and the patient's tolerance to being in the positioner. Parents/guardians will be able to be present while the patient is in the device (if the parents are available and present at the time…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 0–2 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * Infants \> 24 months of age * Infant…
Interventions
- DeviceProne Positioner
An innovative device to allow for infants to be supported while in the prone position
Location
- Children's Mercy Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri