Verification of effective tongue cleaning method for patients with gastrointestinal cancer in oral health care
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Patients with gastrointestinal cancergastrointestinal cancer, oral health care
- Registration Number
- JPRN-jRCTs071200020
- Lead Sponsor
- Soutome Sakiko
- Brief Summary
Tongue brushing with 3% hydrogen peroxide is a useful method to reduce the number of bacteria on the tongue in patients with gastrointestinal cancer undergoing surgery.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
Inclusion Criteria
Patients undergoing surgery (laparotomy or laparoscopic / thoracoscopic surgery) for gastrointestinal cancer
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with problem in judgement
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The difference in bacterial count in the tongue coating after tongue brushing between the two groups
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes of bacterial count in the tongue coating before or after tongue brushing<br>Association of investigation factor and bacterial count in the tongue coating