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The comparison effects of oral care with Salvadora persica chewing stick (miswak) and chlorhexidine mouthwash on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia among patients hospitalized in intensive care units of Khatam Hospital in Zahedan, 2019.

The comparison effects of oral care with Salvadora persica chewing stick (miswak) and chlorhexidine mouthwash on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia among patients hospitalized in intensive care units

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190219042758N1
Enrollment
70
Registered
2019-03-01
Start date
2019-03-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-25

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Conditions

Condition 1: ventilator-associated pneumonia Oral positive culture. Condition 2: Oral positive cultures. Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Oral care in the intervention group is done using a toothbrush (two times a day every 12 hours) and will be done by the researcher within 5 days. Oral care interven
in the absence of medical blockage, the head is raised to 30 degrees, and if prevented, the patient is tucked in and behind the patient by the Pillow support and patient's head rotated to one side. Th
thus With toothbrush, the distance between the teeth and the gums will be cleaned and massageed from the top to the bottom of the tooth root to the tooth, as well as from the front to back and the sma

Sponsors

Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 65 years Having an oral endotraceal tube from the time of admission and admission to the intensive care unit during the study Lack of immunosuppressive disease Mental Health Check Score 10 and less Not having a history of herbal susceptibility (by taking a biography of the patient's companions) No admission to other sections before admission to the intensive care unit Not having hepatitis and HIV virus infection Not having history and symptoms of aspiration of gastric secretions Not having coagulation problems Not having an artificial denture Passed up to 24 hours after admission to the intensive care units Pregnancy of female patients Not having chronic lung problems (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, trauma to the chest) Earn less than 5 points of the clinical scale of moderate ventilator pneumonia at the time of entering the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: dying patient Transferring the patient to other parts before the end of the study Any specific oral damage caused by intubation, airway, or any other physical factor after the start of the study. Exit the endotraceal tube for any reason Re-intubation of endotraceal or tracheostomy for any reason at the time of the study The Signs and symptoms of aspiration after the start of the study, according to patient records file The limitation of the technique and the risk of aspiration Patients with pneumonia 48 hours after the start of the study, according to the physician Removal of mechanical ventilation before 96 hours Hygiene oral assessment checklist score of 11 or more

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Ventilator-associated pneumonia. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the fifth day of admission. Method of measurement: Modifier Clinical Pulmonary Infection Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Oral positive cultures. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the fifth day of admission. Method of measurement: The number of colonies after cultivation exceeds the threshold limit for diagnosis of pneumonia and equals 10 4 CFU / ML.;Oral hygiene. Timepoint: Before the intervention and the fifth day of admission. Method of measurement: Oral Health Checklist for Intubation Patients.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHaniye irani

Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

haniyeirani@yahoo.com+98 54 3344 2481

Outcome results

None listed

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