8,665
Participants
Start Date
December 1, 2013
Primary Completion Date
October 27, 2017
Study Completion Date
October 27, 2017
Chlorhexidine oral care (CHX-Oro)
Oromucosal gel consisting of chlorhexidine 1%, administered 4 times daily.
Selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD)
SOD consists of application of a paste containing colistin, tobramycin in a 2% concentration and nystatin 1 x 10\^5 units. SOD will be applied to the mouth 4 times daily until extubation.
Selective Digestive Decontamination (SDD)
"SDD consists of both:~* SOD (described elsewhere)~* AND 10 ml of an enteric suspension containing 100 mg colistin, 80 mg tobramycin and nystatin 2 x 10\^6 i.u, to be administered via the nasogastric tube.~The combination is administered 4 times daily (Unlike in previous studies, systemic antibiotics are not a part of SDD)"
Clinique Saint-Pierre Ottignies, Ottignies
CHU Liege, Liège
University clinic of respiratory and allergic diseases, Golnik
Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint Lucas, Ghent
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, Ghent
Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fé de Valencia, Valencia
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Edegem
Ospedale San Camillo, Rome
Hospital Geral de Santo António (Centro Hospitalar do Porto, EPE), Porto
Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, EPE, Vila Real
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona
l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Paris 12 Val de Marne University
OTHER
MJM Bonten
OTHER