Comparison of Green Tea, White Tea, and Chlorhexidine Oral Care for Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Conditions: Ventilation Acquired Pneumonia, Mechanical Ventilation, Oral Care

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – N/A

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 63

Sponsor: Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

Location: Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Research and Training Hospital Rize Merkez

Summary

This study was conducted to compare the effects of oral care performed using chlorhexidine (CHX), green tea, and white tea solutions on oral health, functional status, and the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in intensive care unit patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged over 18 years 2. With no known allergies 3. Receiving invasive mechanical ventilator support 4. With a negative endotracheal aspirate culture on the day of ICU admission 5. Within the first 24 hours of mechanical ventilator support 6. Patients whose relatives agreed to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with positive endotracheal aspirate cultures within the first 48 hours of intensive care admission, 2. Patients undergoing radiotherapy or chemotherapy, 3. Patients with contraindications for oral care, 4. Patients with a platelet count below 30,000/mm³, 5. Patients who cannot be positioned appropriately, 6. Patients with agitation severe enough to prevent the procedure from being performed

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07688057). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.