Toothbrushing and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Hospital Universitario de Canarias436 enrolled

Overview

The hypothesis is that adding the toothbrushing to the oral care with clorhexidine 0.12% could be reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia due to that oral cavity may be an important reservoir of pathogens that could cause pneumonia.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

436

Conditions

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Interventions

Toothbrushing with a manual brushDEVICE

Toothbrushing with a manual brush

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * mechanical ventilation Exclusion Criteria: * edentulous

Locations (1)

Leonardo Lorente

San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Time frame: 60 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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