The Effectiveness of Echinacea, Listerine and Chlorhewidine mouthwashes on oral health and microbial flora.
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Microbial flora and oral hygiene of ICU patients.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20191009045034N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
15 to 65 years old
The level of consciousness lower than 8, based on the Glasgow scale
Utilizing endotracheal tube for patients’ breathing
Lapsing maximum 12 hours after admitting the patient in intensive care unit
Exclusion Criteria
Having active periodontal disease
Having oral Traumatic or anatomic lesions in mouth
Having antibiotics two weeks before hospitalization
Having systemic infections
Having autoimmune or malignant diseases
Radio therapy prescription
Utilizing immunosuppressive drugs
Allergy to mouthwashes (inflation and redness in gums and oral tissue)
Patients with tracheotomy
Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The rate of oral microbial flora in unconscious patients. Timepoint: Prevalence of oral microbial flora in unconscious patients at baseline (before intervention) and one week after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Oral Assessment Scale and Laboratory published reports of cultured and grown colonies.;Oral health status in unconscious patients. Timepoint: Oral hygiene status in unconscious patients at baseline (before intervention) and one week after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Oral Assessment Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method