oral,candidiasis Candidiasis
Conditions
Interventions
The study is a randomized controlled clinical trial. Randomization will be performed in blocks, with no blinding. The control group, consisting of 15 participants, will receive the conventional oral h
Sponsors
Departamento de Odontologia
Hospital Giselda Trigueiro
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with a clinical diagnosis of oral candidiasis admitted to the intensive care unit of the study site;Patients aged 18 years or older men and women;Patients who have been hospitalized in the intensive care unit for a minimum period of 48 hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant and breastfeeding women;Patients whose mouth opening is insufficient to allow proper intraoral clinical examination as well as the procedures required for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy;Patients with invasive candidiasis and candidemia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that the experimental group will present cure rates similar to or higher than those of the control group in the treatment of oral candidiasis at the end of seven days. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that patients who do not achieve clinical cure at the end of seven days will present a reduction in the number of affected sites and in the extent of the infection. | — |
Countries
BR
Contacts
Public ContactÉricka da Silveira
Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Norte (UFRN)- Departamento de odontologia
Outcome results
None listed