Effect of Matrica oral rinse on incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in hospitalized patient in critical care unit

Effect of Matrica oral rinse on incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in hospitalized patient in critical care unitpatients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201303058288N3

Enrollment

Registered

2013-07-27

Start date

2013-04-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Pneumonia. Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Group: While the head of the bed is elevated, Mouthwash is done by a long-handled brush and one tablespoon of Matrica in a glass of diluted solution serum. Mouthwash is do

Intervention Group: While the head of the bed is elevated, Mouthwash is done by a long-handled brush and one tablespoon of Matrica in a glass of diluted solution serum. Mouthwash is done about 10 minu

Control group: in this group, mouthwash is done by a long-handled brush and chlorhexidine 0.2%. Duration of mouth care is one week. After one week, the occurrence of Ventilator-associated pneumonia ev

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: more than 18 years old, under mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours, no pneumonia, lack of oral trauma, no immunosuppressive diseases. Exclusion criteria: if a patient separated from mechanical ventilation for less than 48 hours.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia(VAP). Timepoint: Before the study and one week after the study. Method of measurement: CPIS index.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Reza Heidari

Shahed University

mheidari@shahed.ac.ir+98 21 6641 8587

Outcome results

None listed

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