NCT01265043

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Oral Health Promotion Interventions Among Patients After Stroke

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Oral Health Promotion Interventions Among Patients Following Stroke

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 102 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main aim of this oral health intervention project is to compare the effect of providing 1) professional oral hygiene instruction alone versus 2) professional oral hygiene instruction plus adjunctive Chlorhexidine mouth rinse versus 3) professional oral hygiene instruction plus adjunctive assisted tooth brushing and Chlorhexidine mouth rinse, on the oral health condition, the general health condition and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with stroke who are receiving hospital-based rehabilitation. An additional aim is to assess potential longer term oral intervention-related health and HRQoL outcomes.

Conditions

• Acute Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Oral hygiene intervention	Oral health promotion intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-07-01
• Primary completion: 2011-05-01
• Completion: 2011-05-01
• First posted: 2010-12-22
• Last updated: 2021-10-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong