The effect of selective oral decontamination regimen and chlorhexidine on rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Comparison of the effect of selective oral decontamination regimen and chlorhexidine on rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients admitted to the intensive care unit care of Beheshti hospital in Kashan 2023

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20231007059641N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-12-28

Start date

2023-11-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-22

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Conditions

Ventilator associated pneumonia. Pneumonia, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: First intervention group: Each patient will be rinsed with 2% chlorhexidine solution every 6 hours for 4 days by the researcher. Intervention 2: The second intervention group: Each pa

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between18 to 65 years old Not having diseases such as cancer, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Not using drugs that weaken the immune system

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having more than 48 hours of mechanical ventilation before admission Requiring CPR

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Ventilator-associated pneumonia. Timepoint: At the time of admission and 96 hours after that. Method of measurement: To investigate pneumonia, the patient's body temperature using a mercury thermometer, the number of blood leukocytes using a venous blood test, pulmonary infiltration using chest X-ray, tracheal tube secretions using suction, Pao2 using ABG and fio2 using Pulse oximetry is measured.	—

Measure

Time frame

Ventilator-associated pneumonia. Timepoint: At the time of admission and 96 hours after that. Method of measurement: To investigate pneumonia, the patient's body temperature using a mercury thermometer, the number of blood leukocytes using a venous blood test, pulmonary infiltration using chest X-ray, tracheal tube secretions using suction, Pao2 using ABG and fio2 using Pulse oximetry is measured.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahdye Sabery

Kashan University of Medical Sciences

Dsabery@yahoo.com+98 31 5510 3140

Outcome results

None listed

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