Clinical trials: Respiratory Hygiene
Dysphagia, Respiratory Tract Infections
Using Plain Water With Oral Care to Increase Hydration for Long Term Care Residents With Disordered Swallowing
The Frazier Free Water Protocol (FFWP) using plain, thin (unmodified) water is an accepted method to increase fluid intake and hydration in older adults with disordered swallowing and dementia.This study aims to take an…
- Trial name
- FFWP (NCT03672552)
- Testing
- FFWP and Improved Oral Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
Respiratory Tract Infections, Common Cold
Stopping Upper Respiratory Infections and Flu in the Family: The Stuffy Trial
Colds and flu cause much loss of work and school. The purpose of this study is to try to reduce the transmission of colds and flu among household members with one of three interventions: some educational material, educational…
- Trial name
- STUFFY (NCT00448981)
- Testing
- Education, Hand Sanitizer, Face Masks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Critically Ill, Oral Health Care
Professional Oral Care and Staff Education in Critically Ill Patients
This study evaluated oral health in critically ill patients admitted to two intensive care units in Budapest, Hungary, and examined whether professional oral care and education of intensive care staff could improve oral hygiene.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill, Oral Health Care, Critical Illness, Oral Care Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07831564
- Testing
- Professional Oral Care, Standard Oral Care, ICU Staff Oral Care Education
- Where
- 2 sites in Hungary
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Influenza, Human
Evaluating Modes of Influenza Transmission
The ways in which influenza is transmitted between people are uncertain; for example, we do not know if large droplets or fine particles (aerosols) matter most; both are produced by coughing and sneezing.
- Trial name
- EMIT (NCT01710111)
- Testing
- Intervention Recipients Face Shield
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Hemorrhage, Pneumonia
Oral Hygiene and Prophylactic Antibiotics to Prevent Intracerebral Hemorrhage Associated Pneumonia
Project Name: Randomized Controlled Clinical Study on oral hygiene and prophylactic antibiotics to prevent Intracerebral Hemorrhage associated pneumonia Research Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness, safety and health…
- Trial name
- OCEAN (NCT07311343)
- Testing
- wether apply enhanced oral care combined with prophylactic antibiotics
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ( VAP)
Impact of Oral Care on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
The goal of this clinical trial was to find out whether cleaning the mouths of children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with toothbrushing and chlorhexidine lowers the chance of getting lung infections in patients on…
- Trial name
- OH-VAP (NCT07287566)
- Testing
- Toothbrushing + Chlorhexidine, Routine oral care + Chlorohexidine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Elderly, Periodontal Disease
Oral Hygiene Assistance Training Program
This is an oral health study with a nursing home staff training program and product intervention.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Periodontal Disease, Gingivitis, Caries,Dental
- Trial name
- NCT07807397
- Testing
- Stannous Fluoride Toothpaste (SnF), sodium fluoride 5000 ppm, cetylpyridinium chloride (0.075%) and zinc alcohol free mouthwash
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colgate Palmolive
Pneumonia, Aspiration
Oral Hygiene Care and Microflora in Elderly Residents
Objective: The effect of weekly professional oral care on the composition of the oral flora in dentate, dependent elderly residents was followed during a 12-month period.
- Trial name
- NCT02627469
- Testing
- Extended professional oral hygiene care, Electric toothbrush (Oral-B Professional Care 7000), 1100 ppm sodium fluoride dentifrice (Zendium Classic)
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Stroke, Pneumonia
The Effectiveness of Oral Health Promotion on Pneumonia Complicating Stroke
To investigate the evidence for the integration of oral health promotion as part of interdisciplinary stroke rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Pneumonia, Oral Hygiene
- Trial name
- NCT04095780
- Testing
- Advanced oral hygiene care programme, Oral hygiene instruction
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Anhui Medical University
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Nosocomial Pneumonia
Oral Hygiene With Chlorhexidine and Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Children Submitted to Heart Surgery
Hospital infections play an important role in the increase of patients' morbimortality and hospitalization costs, especially in the case of individuals admitted to intensive care units (ICU) during postoperative heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Nosocomial Pneumonia, Heart Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT00829842
- Testing
- oral hygiene
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Periodontitis, Airway Obstruction
Bergen Oral Respiratory Intervention Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate if treatment of periodontitis (gum disease) in a relatively young and healthy population can improve lung function.
- Conditions
- Periodontitis, Airway Obstruction, Lung Inflammation
- Trial name
- BORALIS (NCT04781153)
- Testing
- Periodontal treatment
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Anders Røsland
Chronic Disease, Covid-19 Pandemic
Effect of Hand-Washing Training in Covid-19
This study was conducted in order to inform, the women with chronic disease in rural areas, about hand-washing and nutrition, and to evaluate the efficiency of the training program.
- Trial name
- NCT04957017
- Testing
- Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Covid19
Oral Rinse to Reduced Expelled Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) During COVID-19 Infection
Prospective, cross-sectional study evaluating the effect of commercially available mouthwashes on expelled/exhaled SARS-CoV-2 viral load using face mask sampling.
- Trial name
- NCT04931004
- Testing
- Mouthwash Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Respiratory Tract; Infection, Upper (Acute), Hand Hygiene
Hand Hygiene Intervention Program on Primary School Students' Health Outcomes and Absenteeism in School
The most common infections in schools are acute respiratory infections (colds, pharyngitis, influenza and others) and diarrheal diseases.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Tract; Infection, Upper (Acute), Hand Hygiene, Absenteeism
- Trial name
- NCT04267952
- Testing
- Hand hygiene intervention program developed according to planned behavior theory, Classical hand hygiene education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Oral Hygiene
Effects of Oral Care in the Neuroscience ICU
The purpose of this study is to compare how effective different ways of mouth cleaning are for patients in a neuroscience intensive care unit with a breathing tube in their mouth.
- Trial name
- NCT00518752
- Testing
- Standard Oral Care, Comprehensive Oral Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Oral Hygiene, Pneumonia, Bacterial
Effectiveness of Oral Management Strategies on Improving Oral Frailty and Oral Bacteria
The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of nurse-driven oral management for improvements of oral frailty, and oral bacteria pneumonia patients with oral frailty using a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design.
- Trial name
- NCT05407532
- Testing
- Group with oral management, Group with oral care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Oral Hygiene, Oral Health, Ventilators, Mechanical
Oral Care to Prevent Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of oral care given by two different methods on the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients connected to mechanical ventilators.
- Trial name
- NCT05161962
- Testing
- One group received standard oral care., It was applied to the other group by aspiration.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Rib Fracture, Rib Fracture Multiple
Orthosis of Acute Traumatic Rib Fractures Via RibFx Belt for Pain Alleviation and Improved Pulmonary Function
Acute traumatic rib fractures are a common issue for patients of trauma surgeons. They inflict substantial morbidity, the most dreaded and consequential of which are pulmonary complications.
- Conditions
- Rib Fracture, Rib Fracture Multiple, Trauma, Trauma Chest
- Trial name
- RibFx (NCT03846024)
- Testing
- RibFx Orthosis Belt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont Medical Center
Respiratory Infections, Gastrointestinal Diseases
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a School Disinfection and Hand Hygiene Program
The objective of the trial is to assess the impact of a disinfection and hand hygiene program on absenteeism in elementary school classrooms.
- Trial name
- NCT00514670
- Testing
- Alcohol-based hand sanitizer & quaternary ammonium wipes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Oral Hygiene, Frail Elderly
Effectiveness of a Chlorine Dioxide Spray on Dental Plaque and Respiratory Pathogens in Institutionalized Elders
The primary objective of this 6 month study is to compare the effectiveness of oral health promotion interventions on both clinical oral health, and oral opportunistic respiratory pathogens in institutionalized elders.
- Conditions
- Oral Hygiene, Frail Elderly, Nursing Homes, Chlorhexidine
- Trial name
- NCT03533335
- Testing
- Oral spray (chlorhexidine spray, chlorine dioxide spray, sterile water spray)
- Volunteers
- 228 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong