NCT00518752

Effects of Oral Care in the Neuroscience ICU

Comprehensive Oral Care for the Intubated Neuroscience ICU Patient: A Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy Between 2 Protocols

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 113 (actual)
• Sponsor: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
• Oral Hygiene

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Standard Oral Care	Patients in this arm will receive standard oral care with manual brushes and routine oral hygiene products twice a day
PROCEDURE	Comprehensive Oral Care	Patients will receive a comprehensive oral care protocol using mechanical brushes and oral care products formulated for patients with a dry mouth twice a day

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-05-01
• Primary completion: 2011-03-01
• Completion: 2011-11-01
• First posted: 2007-08-21
• Last updated: 2013-01-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States