Oral Hygiene With Chlorhexidine and Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Children Submitted to Heart Surgery

January 26, 2009 updated by: University of Sao Paulo

Evaluation of Oral Hygiene With 0.12% Chlorhexidine Antiseptic Solution on the Incidence of Nosocomial Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Children Submitted to Heart Surgery

Hospital infections play an important role in the increase of patients' morbimortality and hospitalization costs, especially in the case of individuals admitted to intensive care units (ICU) during postoperative heart surgery. Analysis of the epidemiological profile of the hospital infections in the pediatric-ICU (P-ICU) of Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP) demonstrated a 31.1% incidence of pneumonia (PNM) and a rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) of 23.81 per 1000 ventilators-day between March 2004 and February 2005 in the group submitted to cardiac surgery. Knowledge of the pathophysiology and risk factors associated with this infection allows for measures aiming at reducing its incidence. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effect of oral hygiene with a 0.12% chlorhexidine solution on the incidence of PNM and PAV in children submitted to cardiac surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

160

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 0 to 18 years submitted to heart surgery
  • parent approval

Exclusion Criteria:

  • previous oral intubation
  • previous or present pneumonia
  • parent refusal
  • death during surgery

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 2
Other: oral hygiene
oral hygiene with 0.12% chlorexidine
Placebo Comparator: 1
Placebo
Other: placebo
oral hygiene placebo

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Sao Paulo

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 26, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2009

Last Verified

January 1, 2009

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • HCRP 8904/2005

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