NCT01477099CompletedPhase 4
Efficacy of Toothbrushing for the Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
Hospital Universitario de Canarias1 site in 1 country436 target enrollmentStarted: August 1, 2010Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 436
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •mechanical ventilation
Exclusion Criteria
- •edentulous
Arms & Interventions
Toothbrushing with a manual brush
Experimental
Toothbrushing with a manual brush
Intervention: Toothbrushing with a manual brush (Device)
No toothbrushing
No Intervention
no toothbrushing
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
Time Frame: 60 days
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Miriam Cervino
Medical Doctor
Hospital Universitario de Canarias
Study Sites (1)
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