Oral Care to Prevent Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

NCT05161962 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AtaturkU-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 57
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of oral care given by two different methods on the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients connected to mechanical ventilators.

Conditions

Oral Hygiene, Oral Health; Ventilators, Mechanical

Keywords

Mechanical ventilation; nursing; oral care; pneumonia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• oral care application with standard oral care stick

  Administered with chlorhexidine gluconate solution.

  1 in 6 hours

• Oral care application with a sucking oral care stick

  Administered with chlorhexidine gluconate solution.

  1 in 6 hours

Study Arms (2)

One group received standard oral care.

EXPERIMENTAL

Combination Product: One group received standard oral care.; Combination Product: It was applied to the other group by aspiration.

It was applied to the other group by aspiration.

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Combination Product: One group received standard oral care.; Combination Product: It was applied to the other group by aspiration.

Interventions

One group received standard oral care. COMBINATION_PRODUCT

the effect of oral care given by two different methods on the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients connected to mechanical ventilators.

It was applied to the other group by aspiration.; One group received standard oral care.

It was applied to the other group by aspiration. COMBINATION_PRODUCT

the effect of oral care given by two different methods on the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients connected to mechanical ventilators.

It was applied to the other group by aspiration.; One group received standard oral care.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Male and female patients over the age of 18
• Patients without thrombocytopenia, leukopenia and oral stomatitis, aphthae, candiasis, gingivitis
• Patients whose respiratory support is provided by a mechanical ventilator
• Patients who are considered to be able to provide mechanical ventilator support for 7 days
• Patients without any respiratory-related infectious pathogens
• Obtaining informed consent from the patient if he/she can give consent or from his/her guardian if he/she is unable to give consent.
• It was determined as patients who did not undergo any intraoral surgical intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ataturk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Atatürk University

Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pneumonia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: research assistant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 5, 2021
• First Posted: December 17, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: January 23, 2020
• Study Completion: February 5, 2020
• Last Updated: December 17, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-12

Locations

TU (1)