The effects of oral care program on oropharyngeal complications and the Occurrence of ventilator associated pneumonia

Evaluation and comparison of the effects of three oral care programs on oropharyngeal complications and the Occurrence of ventilator associated pneumonia in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20191012045066N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-11-07

Start date

2019-10-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-12-17

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Conditions

Condition 1: ventilator associated pneumonia. Condition 2: oropharyngeal complications. Ventilator associated pneumonia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Oral care with swab and chlorhexidine solution 0.2% every 12 hours and equal care between groups (oral cavity moistening and lipsticking every 4 hours and oral suct

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient will have an endotracheal tube Do not have mucosal inflammation or severe trauma to the mouth Do not have Chronic Disease and Immune Deficiency Have teeth Do not have reentubation Be the first day of patient intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Insertion a tracheostomy for the patient during the study The obvious aspiration Reduce platelet count to less than 40000 Increase INR to more than 2 Transfer or discharge the patient to another ward before the seventh day Diagnose pneumonia within the first 48 hours after mechanical ventilation is started

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Clinical pneumonia infection score. Timepoint: Before the intervention, on the fourth and seventh days of the intervention. Method of measurement: Modified clinical pneumonia infection score.;Oral Health Score. Timepoint: On the second, fourth and seventh days of the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Oral Assessment Scale.;Oral Health Score. Timepoint: On the second, fourth and seventh days of the intervention. Method of measurement: Mucosal Plaque Score.	—

Measure

Time frame

Clinical pneumonia infection score. Timepoint: Before the intervention, on the fourth and seventh days of the intervention. Method of measurement: Modified clinical pneumonia infection score.;Oral Health Score. Timepoint: On the second, fourth and seventh days of the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Oral Assessment Scale.;Oral Health Score. Timepoint: On the second, fourth and seventh days of the intervention. Method of measurement: Mucosal Plaque Score.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSomayeh Haghighat

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

s_haghighat@nm.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3792 7500

Outcome results

None listed

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