Effects of Oral Care in the Neuroscience ICU

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia; Oral Hygiene

Treatments: Procedure: Standard Oral Care; Procedure: Comprehensive Oral Care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00518752

07NU018-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare how effective different ways of mouth cleaning are for patients in a neuroscience intensive care unit with a breathing tube in their mouth.

Full description

Patients with neurological dysfunction requiring intubation and ventilation are at risk for developing ventilator acquired pneumonia. Several studies have suggested that oral hygiene plays a role in the subsequent development of pneumonia for patients in the intensive care unit requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation.

Enrollment: 113 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• > or equal 18 years old
• Intubated within 24hours of admission to the Neuroscience ICU
• Intubation anticipated to continue for approximately 72 hours

Exclusion criteria

• Minors
• Pregnancy
• Acute cervical spinal cord injury
• Severe facial trauma
• Family not present for consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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113 participants in 2 patient groups

A

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard Oral Care

Treatment:

Procedure: Standard Oral Care

B

Experimental group

Description:

Comprehensive Oral Care

Treatment:

Procedure: Comprehensive Oral Care