A randomized controlled trial to verify the effect of oral care using honey on the oral health of stroke patients.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diseases of the circulatory system

• Registration Number: KCT0008201
• Lead Sponsor: Pusan National University Hospital

Brief Summary

1) Hypothesis 1: The experimental group that received oral care using honey will be in better oral condition than the control group that received oral care using physiological saline. The oral condition score of the experimental group decreased significantly after oral nursing intervention compared to before oral nursing intervention, and the control group also decreased significantly after oral nursing intervention compared to before oral nursing intervention. As a result of examining the effect of improving oral condition of oral nursing using honey through the difference in oral condition before and after oral nursing intervention between the experimental group and the control group, the oral condition score was significantly lower than that of the control group, which was statistically significant. Therefore, oral nursing using honey was found to be effective in improving the oral condition of stroke patients, and the first hypothesis was supported. 2) Hypothesis 2: The experimental group that received oral care using honey will have a lower bacterial membrane index than the control group that received oral care using physiological saline. The dental bacterial membrane index of the experimental group significantly decreased after oral nursing intervention compared to before oral nursing intervention, and the control group also significantly decreased after oral nursing intervention compared to before oral nursing intervention. As a result of examining the effect of improving the dental bacterial index of oral nursing using honey through the difference in the dental bacterial index before and after oral nursing intervention in the experimental group and the control group, there was a statistically significant difference. Therefore, oral nursing using honey was found to be effective in reducing the dental bacterial membrane index of stroke patients, and the second hypothesis was supported. Hypothesis 3: The experimental group that received oral care using honey will have a lower degree of oral drying than the control group that received oral care using physiological saline. The oral dry index of the experimental group increased significantly to 44.30±11.49mm on average after oral nursing intervention compared to before oral nursing intervention, and the control group showed no significant difference from 21.38±10.85mm before oral nursing intervention to 20.31±8.56mm after oral nursing intervention. As a result of examining the effect of improving oral drying of oral nursing using honey through the difference in the oral drying index before and after oral nursing intervention in the experimental group and the control group, there was a statistically significant difference in the oral drying index compared to the control group. Therefore, the third hypothesis was supported as oral nursing using honey was found to be effective in improving oral drying in stroke patients.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2022-08-06
• Last Update Posted: 6 March 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

? a stroke patient over the age of 19
? A person who falls under when a task cannot be performed to when minimum help or monitoring is required in the personal hygiene category of the Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index (K-MBI) to confirm his/her ability to perform daily life

Exclusion Criteria

? a person with full dentures
? a honey allergy
? a person diagnosed with diabetes

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional Study
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oral status

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dental plaque index;Xerostomia