Investigating the effect of essential oil of thyme on oral microbial burden in mechanical ventilated ICU patients.
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- oral thrush.Candidal stomatitis
- Registration Number
- IRCT20100124003146N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Kashan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
All the patients under the mechanical ventilation in intensive care units
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with no prohibition for mouthwash
Patients with no sensitivity to thyme
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oral microbial load. Timepoint: before using mouthwash and seven days after the intervention. Method of measurement: oral culture.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anti bio-gram. Timepoint: before and seven days after intervention. Method of measurement: sample of oral culture.