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Frequency of Oral Care Intervention Study

NCT02289131 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 232

Last updated 2018-11-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Tooth brushing for patients with breathing tubes is routinely provided by the bedside nurse as part of clinical care. The purpose of this study is to determine how often tooth brushing should occur for adult patients with breathing tubes (mechanical ventilation), balanced with equivalence and safety.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Tooth Brushing Protocol

A 2-minute tooth brushing protocol, followed by a mouthwash rinse and application of moisturizer for a total of approximately 15 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Tampa General Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of South Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cindy L Munro, PhD · University of Miami

  • Kevin E Kip, PhD · University of South Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-12-31
Primary Completion
2018-03-20
Completion
2018-03-20

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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