Toothbrushing and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
• Interventions: Device: Toothbrushing with a manual brush

• Registration Number: NCT01477099
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Universitario de Canarias

Brief Summary

The hypothesis is that adding the toothbrushing to the oral care with clorhexidine 0.12% could be reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia due to that oral cavity may be an important reservoir of pathogens that could cause pneumonia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-08
• Primary Completion: 2011-08
• Study Completion: 2011-08
• Status Verified: 2011-11
• Study First Submitted: 2011-11-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-11-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-11-18
• Study First Posted: 2011-11-22
• Last Update Posted: 2011-11-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 436

Inclusion Criteria

• mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria

• edentulous

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Toothbrushing with a manual brush	Toothbrushing with a manual brush	Toothbrushing with a manual brush

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia	60 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Leonardo Lorente; 🇪🇸 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain