Effectiveness of Dental Brushing for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona.400 enrolled

Overview

Poor oral hygiene is associated with respiratory pathogen colonization and secondary lung infection.The possible association between oral care and incidence of VAP, and the role of dental plaque, mouth and tracheal colonization have not been firmly established. The investigators' hypothesis was that improving oral care with electrical toothbrushing might be effective in reducing the incidence of VAP.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Nosocomial Pneumonia Pneumonia

Interventions

ToothbrushingPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult intubated patients * Without evidence of pulmonary infection (randomized within 12h of intubation if they were expected to remain ventilated for longer than 48 hours) Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of dental pieces * Current diagnosis of pneumonia or massive bronchoaspiration * Tracheostomy (or expected within 48 hours) * Chlorhexidine allergy

Locations (1)

ICU, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII

Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

Time frame: 28 days

Central Contacts

Angel Pobo, MD

CONTACT

34 977 295818 angel.pobo@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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