Strategies to Prevent Pneumonia (SToP Pneumonia)

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

In brief

This study tests whether special oral care provided by nurses to critically ill patients who are on a breathing machine (mechanical ventilator) can help to reduce the build-up of dental plaque on the teeth and reduce the risk of pneumonia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00234598

Run by

Virginia Commonwealth University

People needed

547

Starts

2002-03-01

Expected to finish

2008-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years or older, admitted to one of four intensive care units at the study hospital, breathing tube in place, and on a breathing machine (mechanical ventilator)

You may not qualify if…

• Breathing tube in place for more than 24 hours prior to entry into the study, absence of teeth, or a medical diagnosis of pneumonia when the breathing tube is put in.

Where it is running

• Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, Virginia, United States

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