Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00975780
A Trial to Reduce Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 834 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Yale University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of an enhanced oral hygiene protocol in preventing pneumonia among nursing home residents.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Enhanced Oral Care | oral brushing plus oral chlorhexidine plus upright feeding positioning |
| OTHER | Usual oral care | Usual oral care and feeding positioning |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-12-01
- Completion
- 2012-12-01
- First posted
- 2009-09-11
- Last updated
- 2014-11-20
- Results posted
- 2014-01-21
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00975780. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.