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临床试验/NCT00975780
NCT00975780已完成3 期

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents

Yale University2 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 834 人开始时间: 2009年10月最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
3 期
状态
已完成
入组人数
834
试验地点
2
主要终点
Pneumonia

研究概览

简要总结

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of an enhanced oral hygiene protocol in preventing pneumonia among nursing home residents.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Prevention
盲法
Single (Outcomes Assessor)

入排标准

年龄范围
65 Years 至 —(Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • long term care resident of nursing home
  • residents age >65
  • residents of nursing home for at least one month
  • residents having at least one of two modifiable risk factors for pneumonia (i.e., impaired oral hygiene, swallowing difficulty)

排除标准

  • residents housed in nursing home for short term rehabilitation
  • residents who receive nourishment by tube feeding
  • residents who have a life expectancy < 3 months
  • residents who have been diagnosed with pneumonia within the previous 6 weeks
  • residents who are currently using oral chlorhexidine
  • residents who have previously been enrolled in the study
  • residents, or their designated proxies, who are unwilling to give informed consent
  • residents who have tracheostomy
  • residents who are non-english speaking
  • residents who the administrator leadership of the home felt were not appropriate for the study

结局指标

主要结局

Pneumonia

时间窗: 2.5 years

The number of participants that recorded a 'first pneumonia' during the 2.5 years timeframe.

次要结局

  • Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Other Than Pneumonia(2.5 years)

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (2)

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