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Oral Care Frequency in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

NCT05039593 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 98

Last updated 2022-07-20

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Summary

Many problems may develop in patients due to mechanical ventilation in intensive care units. These include ventilator-associated pneumonia, decreased cerebral perfusion, venous air embolism, sinus and eye infections, neuromuscular dysfunctions and skin sores may be seen in intensive care patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. If adequate oral hygiene is not provided in patients on mechanical ventilation support, dry mouth, halitosis, disruption of tissue integrity in and around the mouth, intraoral infections and periodontal diseases may occur. Most importantly, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VIP) may develop in patients dependent on mechanical ventilation due to deficient oral care.

Chlorhexidine solution is widely used in oral care. However, there is a need for evidence about the frequency of oral care with which chlorhexidine solution on oral mucous membrane integrity in patients under mechanical ventilation support. Oral care frequency was not examined in these existing studies. Therefore, this study was planned to determine the effect of three different oral care frequencies on the integrity of the oral mucous membrane in patients connected to mechanical ventilators.

Conditions

  • Oral Complications

Interventions

OTHER

chlorhexidine

The population of the research is the patients hospitalized in the Internal Medicine intensive care unit of Aydın Adnan Menderes University Practice and Research Hospital between 01.06.2021 and 01.06.2022, and the sample is; Patients who are older than 18 years of age, who are in the first 24 hours of mechanical ventilation, who are 18 years of age and older, and whose relatives have consented.Oral care of the patients will be done with 0.12% chlorhexidine solution, and the frequency of oral care will be in three groups. Oral care will be done twice a day for the patients in the first group, 3 times a day for the patients in the second group, and 4 times a day for the patients in the third group. Oral care of the patients will be applied according to the guide used in the training given to the nurses.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aydin Adnan Menderes University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gülengün Türk, Prof.Dr · Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Nursing Fundamentals

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-05
Primary Completion
2022-06-01
Completion
2022-07-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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