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Strategies to Prevent Pneumonia (SToP Pneumonia)

NCT00234598 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 547

Last updated 2015-12-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study tests whether special oral care provided by nurses to critically ill patients who are on a breathing machine (mechanical ventilator) can help to reduce the build-up of dental plaque on the teeth and reduce the risk of pneumonia.

Conditions

  • Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Toothbrushing only

Toothbrushing three times per 24 hours without chlorhexidine

PROCEDURE

Chlorhexidine only

Chlorhexidine oral rinse twice per 24 hours without toothbrushing

PROCEDURE

Toothbrushing and Chlorhexidine

Toothbrushing three times per 24 hours plus chlorhexidine twice per 24 hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cindy Munro, RN, ANP,PhD · Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-03-31
Primary Completion
2008-02-29
Completion
2008-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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