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Role of dental assistants in providing specialist oral care to patients on ventilator support and assess if it helps in reducing ventilator associated chest infections due to poor oral health

Assessment of the role of Oral Health care provider in imparting Oral hygiene among critically ill patients and its association with ventilator associated pneumonia. A Pilot Study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046838
Enrollment
60
Registered
2022-10-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K121- Other forms of stomatitis Health Condition 2: J958- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: oral hygiene provided by oral health care worker in mechanical ventilated patient along with standard nursing care: oral health care worker will impart the oral health care including br

Sponsors

Ministry of Defence
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: i. All critically ill patients admitted to ICU placed under mechanical ventilation ii. No pre-existing lower respiratory tract infection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: i. Death or discharge within 48 hrs of inducing mechanical ventilation ii. Patients with blood dyscrasia iii. Completely edentulous patient

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF ORAL MUCOSAL PLAQUETimepoint: BASELINE WITHIN 24 HRS OF INTUBATION, AT TIME OF DEVELOPMENT OF VAP;BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF PULMONARY ASPIRATETimepoint: AT TIME OF DEVELOPMENT OF VAP;ORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT USING BECKS ORAL ASSESSMENT SCALETimepoint: BASELINE WITHIN 24 HRS OF INTUBATION AT TIME OF EXTUBATION OR DEVELOPMENT OF VAP OR DEATH;ORAL HYGIENE ASSESSMENT USING DMFT INDEX AND OHI-S INDEXTimepoint: BASELINE WITH 24 HRS OF INTUBATION AT TIME OF EXTUBATION OR DEVELOPMENT OF VAP OR DEATH

Primary

MeasureTime frame
incidence of ventilator induced pneumoniaTimepoint: 48 hrs post intubation to development of VAP or extubation or death

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactHARJEET SINGH

ARMY DENTAL CENTRE/ ARMY DENTAL CORPS

harjeet_pg@yahoo.co.in9869857648

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026