Clinical trials: Respiratory Hygiene
Voice Disorders in Children, Vocal Nodules in Children
Effect of Semi-occluded Vocal Tract Therapy on the Phonation of Children With Vocal Fold Nodules
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine and compare the effects of different voice therapy programs in children with vocal fold nodules.
- Conditions
- Voice Disorders in Children, Vocal Nodules in Children, Hoarseness, Dysphonia
- Trial name
- NCT05878197
- Testing
- Straw phonation, Resonant voice therapy, Vocal Hygiene
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Respiratory Infection, Gastroenteritis
STOPFLU: Is it Possible to Reduce the Number of Days Off in Office Work by Improved Hand-hygiene?
Improved hand hygiene is known to reduce transmission of both respiratory (RTI) and gastrointestinal infections (GTI) under "semi-closed" conditions such as hospitals, day-care centres and schools.
- Trial name
- NCT00821509
- Testing
- Hand washing, Disinfectant rubbing
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 683 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Pneumonia
Effect of Improved Oral Hygiene to Prevent Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients
Recent studies have found that poor oral hygiene may foster the colonization of the oropharynx by potential respiratory pathogens in mechanically-ventilated (MV), intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00123123
- Testing
- chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse (0.12%)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Pneumonia
Improving Oral Care to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) in the Acute Neurologically Impaired Adult
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…
- Trial name
- NCT01498601
- Testing
- Enhanced oral care protocol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Fraser Health
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