Comparison of chlorhexidine? normal saline, and nystatin in prevention of oral candidiasis in ICU admitted patients of Tohid hospital of sanandaj
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Oral candidiasis.Candidal stomatitisB37.0
- Registration Number
- IRCT20170417033483N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Sanandaj University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
Patients admitted to the intensive care unit
Exclusion Criteria
Clinical oral candidiasis
Existence of more than 50 Candida colonies at the time of admission
The patient's condition is such that he is likely to stay in the ICU for less than 5 days.
Existence of any oral diseases
Lack of patient cooperation until the end of the hospitalization period
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oral infection with Candida albicans yeast in more than 50 colonies. Timepoint: In 4 stages of admission, on the 5th day and on the 10th and 14th day of admission, sample patients are taken for colony count, respectively. Method of measurement: Patients are forbidden to eat or drink for at least 2 hours before sampling. Sterile swabs are stretched with relatively strong movement on the palate, tongue and cheeks and are immediately transferred to the culture medium.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oral diseases. Timepoint: Daily every 12 hours. Method of measurement: observation.