Status:

COMPLETED

Daily Mouth Care to Prevent Pneumonia in Nursing Homes

Lead Sponsor:

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Conditions:

Aging

Nursing Home

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This project will determine whether an evidence-based, tested, pragmatic, system-level, comprehensive mouth care program provided to nursing home residents can reduce the incidence of pneumonia. It al...

Detailed Description

Each year, almost two million episodes of pneumonia are suffered by nursing home (NH) residents across the United States, resulting in more deaths than from any other infection. Further, NH residents ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Residents who are at least 21 years of age and who reside in a participating nursing home
  • Residents who have natural teeth and/or dentures and do not require prophylactic antibiotics prior to a dental examination
  • Staff members who are at least 21 years of age and who work in a participating nursing home and speak English

Exclusion

  • Residents with no natural teeth or dentures
  • Residents who require prophylactic antibiotics prior to a dental examination
  • Non-English speaking staff members
  • Staff members who do not provide direct care to residents

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

1416 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03817450

Start Date

January 1 2013

End Date

June 1 2017

Last Update

November 13 2019

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