Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00841074
Chlorhexidine & Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents
Effect of Topical Oral Chlorhexidine in Reducing Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 75 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is determine if topical oral application of a chlorhexidine antimicrobial spray will significantly reduce pneumonia and respiratory infections, and improve oral health compared to a placebo solution in nursing home residents.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | chlorhexidine | 0.12% chlorhexidine mouthwash spray, \~1.3 ml, twice a day. |
| DRUG | Placebo mouthwash | Placebo mouthwash spray application of \~1.3 ml twice a day. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-07-01
- Completion
- 2011-07-01
- First posted
- 2009-02-11
- Last updated
- 2017-04-14
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00841074. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.