NCT07426198

The Effect of Oral Care With Propolis in COPD Patients

THE EFFECT OF ORAL CARE WITH PROPOLIS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORAL MUCOSITIS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE RECEIVING TREATMENT IN THE INTENSIVE CARE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: TC Erciyes University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study was conducted in intensive care units and included patients diagnosed with COPD. The study was conducted with a total of 60 COPD patients, 30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group. Individuals in the intervention group were given an oral care protocol containing propolis for 15 days, in addition to the clinic's standard oral care protocol. The control group continued to receive standard oral care. Oral mucosa was assessed on days 1, 7 and 15.

Detailed description

The study was conducted in intensive care units and included patients diagnosed with COPD. The study was conducted with a total of 60 COPD patients, 30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group. Individuals in the intervention group were given an oral care protocol containing propolis for 15 days, in addition to the clinic's standard oral care protocol. The control group continued to receive standard oral care. Oral mucosa was assessed on days 1, 7 and 15 using the World Health Organization (WHO) Oral Mucositis Scoring Index and the Oral Assessment Guide (Oral Mucosa Score, OMS).

Conditions

• Oral Mucositis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Oral care with propolis	Individuals in the intervention group were given an oral care protocol containing propolis for 15 days, in addition to the clinic's standard oral care protocol.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-01
• Primary completion: 2025-06-10
• Completion: 2025-06-10
• First posted: 2026-02-23
• Last updated: 2026-02-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)