N/A
N=83
Improving Oral Care to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) in the Acute Neurologically Impaired Adult
Pneumonia
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01498601 ↗Enrolled (actual)
83
Serious AEs
18.1%
Results posted
Sep 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Occurrences — 2; 13 participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Enhanced oral care protocol (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 19+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Fraser Health
- Primary completion
- Aug 2012
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Occurrences |
2; 13 | — |
Summary
Hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that the current oral protocol is sub-optimal and an enhanced protocol will decrease the incidence of hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP)in the acute, non-intubated, care-dependent, neurologically impaired, adult patient.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Adult (> 19 years)
- Admitted to RCH neuroscience unit
- Primary diagnosis is neurological (brain injury/insult)
- Non-intubated
- Dependent for oral care and unable to direct their own oral care
Exclusion Criteria
- < 19 years
- Off service patients
- Intubated, on bilevel positive airway pressure or continuous positive airway pressure devices, (respiratory assistive devices)
- Palliative
- Capable of directing their own oral care
- Unable to receive oral care due to: oral tubes, nasal/oral airways, wired jaws, or behaviours such as resistiveness, combativeness, non-compliance, etc.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01498601). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.