Toothbrushing and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Efficacy of Toothbrushing for the Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01477099

Enrollment

436

Registered

2011-11-22

Start date

2010-08-31

Completion date

2011-08-31

Last updated

2011-11-22

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Conditions

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Brief summary

The hypothesis is that adding the toothbrushing to the oral care with clorhexidine 0.12% could be reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia due to that oral cavity may be an important reservoir of pathogens that could cause pneumonia.

Interventions

DEVICEToothbrushing with a manual brush

Toothbrushing with a manual brush

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

* edentulous

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia	60 days

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026