A prospective observational study of the effects of swallowing function, feeding status, and gargling on salivary bacterial counts in patients undergoing oral cancer surgery

A prospective observational study of the effects of swallowing function, feeding status, and gargling on salivary bacterial counts in patients undergoing oral cancer surgery - Relationship between swallowing function, feeding status, gargling and salivary bacterial count in patients undergoing oral cancer surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000044899

Enrollment

Registered

2021-07-21

Start date

2021-07-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Oral cancer

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who undergo oral cancer surgery under general anesthesia at Nagasaki University Hospital from the date of permission from the hospital director to July 31, 2022 (including recurrence).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients managed under intubation after surgery (oral or nasal intubation, tracheostomy) 2.Patients without wounds in the oral cavity ( only Neck dissection surgery)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of bacteria in saliva, presence or absence of swallowing dysfunction and feeding status, before and after surgery	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSakiko Soutome

Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Department of Oral Health

sakiko@nagasaki-u.ac.jp095-8197-698

Outcome results