NCT02400294

Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia With Toothbrushing in Oral Care of Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 2,030 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Effect of toothbrushing in oral care of mechanically ventilated critically ill patients on prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia

Detailed description

Prospective, before and after study in 5 Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of a university hospital. The before period (control phase, 6 months): standard oral care 3 times a day in every consecutive intubated patients in the participating ICUs The interphase period (1 month): formal training of all the nurses, physicians and residents on the use of toothbrushing during oral care The after period: (study phase, 6 months): standard oral care with tooth brushing 3 times a day in every consecutive intubated patients in the participating ICUs

Conditions

• Critical Care
• Mechanical Ventilation
• Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Prevention
• Toothbrushing
• Oral Care

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Toothbrushing	Toothbrushing associated with standard oral care in mechanically ventilated patients

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-07-01
• Primary completion: 2015-07-01
• Completion: 2015-07-01
• First posted: 2015-03-27
• Last updated: 2016-05-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France