Oral Care Study of Postoperative Infections

• Conditions: Cancer, Mouth
• Interventions: Procedure: Preoperative oral care

• Registration Number: NCT04163029
• Lead Sponsor: University of Liege

Brief Summary

Reduce the incidence of post-operative infections after ENT surgery and flap reconstruction by performing preoperative oral and dental care

Detailed Description

Reduce the incidence of post-operative infections after ENT surgery and flap reconstruction by performing preoperative oral and dental care

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-11-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-11-13
• Study First Posted: 2019-11-14
• Study Start: 2019-12-22
• Status Verified: 2020-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-15
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-16
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-01
• Study Completion: 2022-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• ENT surgery with free flap reconstruction

Exclusion Criteria

• Allergy to chlorhexidine

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
preoperative oral care	Preoperative oral care	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
incidence of postoperative infections	through study completion, an average of 1 year	incidence of postoperative infections

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Liege, University Hospital; 🇧🇪 Liège, Belgium