Status:

COMPLETED

The Effectiveness of Oral Health Promotion on Pneumonia Complicating Stroke

Lead Sponsor:

Anhui Medical University

Conditions:

Stroke

Pneumonia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To investigate the evidence for the integration of oral health promotion as part of interdisciplinary stroke rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

Pneumonia complicating stroke is very difficult to manage and has a very poor prognosis, leading to a significantly higher risk of death. Oral opportunistic pathogens have been reported to be associat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • having onset of stroke within 3 days and free of any post-stroke complication
  • having moderate to severe functional disability- Barthel Index (BI) scores of \<70
  • being conscious and respiring voluntarily without ventilator
  • not having any lung disease and lower respiratory infection
  • not have an indwelling naso-gastric feeding tubes
  • having dysphagia as showed by GUSS test (The Gugging Swallowing Screen, GUSS)
  • having normal cognitive ability or mild impairment- Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) \>18
  • having ability to follow instruction (as an assessment of compliance of oral health intervention)
  • not having systemic administration of antibiotics
  • not being edentulous

Exclusion

  • mild disability (Barthel Index \> 70)
  • having normal swallowing function
  • edentulous
  • having an indwelling naso-gastric feeding tubes
  • having communication disorders, unable to cooperate with family caregivers for oral health promotion

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

166 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04095780

Start Date

November 1 2018

End Date

June 1 2021

Last Update

July 21 2022

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The Second People's Hospital of Hefei

Hefei, Anhui, China, 230000

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