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
Active Locations (1)
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The Second People's Hospital of Hefei
Hefei, Anhui, China, 230000